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Chapter VI
“Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême? This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.” “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air. “She is a druggist’s widow, is she not? A poor fate for a Rubempré.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.”
every person
From this reading ““Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A poor fate for a Rubempré.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.””
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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 “She is a druggist’s widow, is she not?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
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From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
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From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
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From this reading “She is a druggist’s widow, is she not?
every person
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A poor fate for a Rubempré.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A poor fate for a Rubempré.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She is a druggist’s widow, is she not?
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From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A poor fate for a Rubempré.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A poor fate for a Rubempré.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
which person or people
From this reading This little rhymster’s mother is the Madame Charlotte who nursed my sister-in-law through her confinement two months ago.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She is a druggist’s widow, is she not?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What is there extraordinary in that, my dear?” asked Mme. de Bargeton with her most regal air.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Naïs, dear,” she said, “do you know what everybody is talking about in Angoulême?
