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A Set of Six
A Set of Six

Chapter XIII

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</p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
</p> <p> &ldquo;You see?
He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.
&ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
It wouldn&rsquo;t do.
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A Set of Six

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
</p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
Line 2
</p> <p> &ldquo;You see?
Line 3
He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.
Line 4
&ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
Line 5
It wouldn&rsquo;t do.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “</p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “</p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “&ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “&ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

allowed

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From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

answer

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

any

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From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

chance

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From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

comes

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From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

D

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

despair

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It wouldn&rsquo;t do.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

Generale

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

guess

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From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

Hubert

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

husband

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From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It wouldn&rsquo;t do.

la

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

ldquo

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From this reading </p> <p> &ldquo;You see?

lifted

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

Madame

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

money

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From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

p

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

perusing

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

rdquo

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From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

reconciled

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From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

rsquo

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

said

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From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

see

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From this reading </p> <p> &ldquo;You see?

t

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From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

up

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From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D&rsquo;Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading &ldquo;He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.

won

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From this reading He won&rsquo;t be reconciled,&rdquo; said her husband.

wouldn

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From this reading It wouldn&rsquo;t do.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading </p> <p> &ldquo;You see?