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At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude. Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own. His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied: “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.” The admiral bit his lip, and sat down to cards.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:”
during the time that
From this reading “At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.”
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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 “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
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From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading The admiral bit his lip, and sat down to cards.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
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From this reading The admiral bit his lip, and sat down to cards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
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From this reading The admiral bit his lip, and sat down to cards.
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
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From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
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From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading The admiral bit his lip, and sat down to cards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
not any; not one
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
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From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
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From this reading The admiral bit his lip, and sat down to cards.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His pride as an artist, no less than his jealousy perhaps, took offence at the thought, and he replied:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Monsieur, if I were a portrait-painter I should not have done this one.”
during the time that
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading Hippolyte suspected that the old admiral wished to offer him the price of both portraits while paying for his own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
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From this reading At this hint the Baroness looked at her young friend and smiled, while her face lighted up with an expression of sudden gratitude.
