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Chapter XII
NICOLE IS VALUED PROPERLY. The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly. As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect. As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered: “I have got it.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have got it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate 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 As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
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From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
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From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
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From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
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From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
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From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
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From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
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From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have got it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have got it.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have got it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NICOLE IS VALUED PROPERLY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NICOLE IS VALUED PROPERLY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
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From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
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From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NICOLE IS VALUED PROPERLY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
went away to a private place
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
in the direction of
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NICOLE IS VALUED PROPERLY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
which person or people
From this reading The only guest left in the palace was Cardinal Rohan redoubting his gallantry towards the princess, who received him but cooly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he was stepping into his coach, a waiting woman slipped up and all but entering the vehicle, she whispered:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the Dauphin retired he feared it would look bad to remain, so he took leave with all the tokens of the most profound but affectionate respect.
