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Chapter XI
'Certainly not.' 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life. My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.' The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever. Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
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From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
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From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
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From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
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From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
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From this reading 'Certainly not.'
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From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
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From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Certainly not.'
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From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then, too, he leads a most exemplary life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The merriment in the little lane was now louder than ever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My wife and my son have told me things about him which have affected me very much.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Abbé Faujas could be heard complimenting Mademoiselle Aurélie on some wonderful stroke of her battledore.
