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Chapter XXI
THE DUC DE RICHELIEU. "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter. "Are you, then, always the same? Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses." "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are you, then, always the same?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.”
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From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
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From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
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From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
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From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
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From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
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From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
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From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
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From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
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From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
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From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
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From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
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From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
