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Chapter VII
“Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness! And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.” “I don’t say that. I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste. I say simply that you belong to the wrong category.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
except for; apart from
From this reading “I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading ““Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.”
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From this reading “Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
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From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
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From this reading I say simply that you belong to the wrong category.”
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From this reading I say simply that you belong to the wrong category.”
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From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t say that.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
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From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
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From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
except for; apart from
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
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From this reading “I don’t say that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say simply that you belong to the wrong category.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I say simply that you belong to the wrong category.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
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From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am not obliged to say it; and to say it, save under stress of compulsion, would be very bad taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say simply that you belong to the wrong category.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, yes; that is _my_ weakness!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And therefore, you mean, I am mercenary—I only want your daughter’s money.”
