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Chapter XXVI
The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent. What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become! Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat. He is worthy all honor as a soldier. If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.”
during the time that
From this reading “If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “He is worthy all honor as a soldier.”
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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 What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
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From this reading He is worthy all honor as a soldier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
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From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is worthy all honor as a soldier.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
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From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
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From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
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From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
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From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
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From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
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From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
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From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
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From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
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From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is worthy all honor as a soldier.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
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From this reading He is worthy all honor as a soldier.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
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From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
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From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
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From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
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From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is worthy all honor as a soldier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
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From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
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From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
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From this reading The Spanish nature is contagious, thought Hans Eitelfritz, tossing on his couch in Ulrich's tent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
during the time that
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
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From this reading Sighs are cheap with him, and every word costs a ducat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If they make him Eletto, it will be worth while to join the free army.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading He is worthy all honor as a soldier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a queer fellow the gay young lad has become!
