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Chapter XVII
"That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism." "He will force you to believe in it." "Possibly; meanwhile--" The Vendéan frowned. "Meanwhile, what?" said Bertha. "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Possibly; meanwhile--" The Vendéan frowned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “"That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."”
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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 "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
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From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
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From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He will force you to believe in it."
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From this reading "Possibly; meanwhile--" The Vendéan frowned.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will force you to believe in it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He will force you to believe in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Possibly; meanwhile--" The Vendéan frowned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Possibly; meanwhile--" The Vendéan frowned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Meanwhile, what?" said Bertha.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He will force you to believe in it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Possibly; meanwhile--" The Vendéan frowned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That may be; but all the same, Demoiselle Bertha, we peasants have a way of saying, 'Like father, like son,' and therefore we don't believe in Monsieur Michel's royalism."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Meanwhile, what?" said Bertha.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will force you to believe in it."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, I tell you, it will be painful to old soldiers like me to march cheek by jowl with a man we don't respect."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He will force you to believe in it."
