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Chapter XXII
“Oh, why are you rich?” Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you? I can do nothing for you.” He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love. “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I can do nothing for you.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, why are you rich?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can do nothing for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I can do nothing for you.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I can do nothing for you.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
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From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can do nothing for you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
not any; not one
From this reading Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can do nothing for you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, why are you rich?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, why are you rich?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Raphael cried; “why is there no vanity in you?
at the time that
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, why are you rich?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wrung his hands in despair and happiness and love.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, why are you rich?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When you are the Marquise de Valentin, I know that the title and the fortune for thee, heavenly soul, will not be worth----” “One hair of your head,” she cried.
