Chapter XVIII
"I don't know. About a hundred per cent. ad valorem." "C'est a dire--?" "As much as they cost." "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
Their Wedding Journey
Chapter XVIII
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"I
don't
know.
About
a
hundred
per
cent.
ad
valorem."
"C'est
a
dire--?"
"As
much
as
they
cost."
"O
then,
dearest,"
responded
Isabel
indignantly,
"it
can't
be
wrong
to
smuggle!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
don't
know.
Line 2
About
a
hundred
per
cent.
ad
valorem."
Line 3
"C'est
a
dire--?"
Line 4
"As
much
as
they
cost."
Line 5
"O
then,
dearest,"
responded
Isabel
indignantly,
"it
can't
be
wrong
to
smuggle!
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 “About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know.”
Per
preposition
US /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading “About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
ad
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From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As much as they cost."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
C'est
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From this reading "C'est a dire--?"
can't
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
cent
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From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
cost
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From this reading "As much as they cost."
dearest
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
dire
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From this reading "C'est a dire--?"
don't
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From this reading "I don't know.
hundred
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From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
indignantly
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
Isabel
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know.
much
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From this reading "As much as they cost."
O
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
responded
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
smuggle
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
then
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As much as they cost."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
valorem
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From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
wrong
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From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!