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Chapter XIII
“Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her. “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend. She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers. She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little. Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading ““Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.””
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.””
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ““In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.””
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
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From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
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From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
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From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
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From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
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From this reading She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.
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From this reading She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.
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From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
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From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
not any; not one
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
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From this reading She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She carries everything off; she heeds so little, she cares so little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She is above and outside of all such considerations, such dangers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In point of fact, no idea of scandal can possibly attach itself to our friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, she has one great strength—she does no wrong.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dear Madame Grandoni, you can’t make it worse, and you can’t make it better,” Sholto rejoined, seating himself on the sofa beside her.
