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Chapter III
"Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not. Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service. Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court." "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously. "You do not believe what they say regarding me?"
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You do not believe what they say regarding me?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.”
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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 Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
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From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
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From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You do not believe what they say regarding me?"
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From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
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From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
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From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
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From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You do not believe what they say regarding me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pardon me, Princess," said the crafty old man, bowing, "I, for one, do not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you are really my friend, Count?" she asked anxiously.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You do not believe what they say regarding me?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You do not believe what they say regarding me?"
which person or people
From this reading Your real enemies are those around your husband, who have hinted and lied regarding you in order to estrange you from Court."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Your anxiety to rid yourself of the fellow is proof to me that the scandal is a pure invention, and I am only too pleased to render you this service.
