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Chapter III
“Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte. “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you! It is always the way! You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good. Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.”
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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 “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
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From this reading It is always the way!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
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From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is always the way!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is always the way!
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From this reading “Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
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From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pray, come in, sir!” cried Jacquotte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
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From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
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From this reading It is always the way!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading You always manage to spoil the dinner for me whenever it ought to be particularly good.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everything is cooked to death by this time----” “Oh! well, here we are,” answered Benassis with a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A pretty time the gentlemen have been waiting for you!
