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The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs

Chapter XLI

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HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.
Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.
Barkilphedro was one.
Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.
As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.
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The Man Who Laughs

Chapter XLI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.
Line 2
Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.
Line 3
Barkilphedro was one.
Line 4
Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.
Line 5
As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.”

Besides preposition US /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading “Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Barkilphedro was one.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

Anne

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From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.

Barkilphedro

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From this reading Barkilphedro was one.

BesidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/

in addition to; as well as

From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

Dangeau

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From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

David

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

ears

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From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

HATE

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From this reading HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

influenced

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.

Josiana

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

Lady

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

Lord

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

LOVE

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From this reading HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.

low

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From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

more

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From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Barkilphedro was one.

plotted

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

Queen

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From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

said

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From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

secretly

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

several

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From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

STRONG

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From this reading HATE IS AS STRONG AS LOVE.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

three

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From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.

voices

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From this reading Queen Anne had several of these low voices about her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Barkilphedro was one.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

whispered

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From this reading As we have said, he whispered in three ears, one more than Dangeau.

worked

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From this reading Besides the queen, he secretly worked, influenced, and plotted upon Lady Josiana and Lord David.