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Chapter VII
"Is it quite necessary, my friend?" "Quite. He will never rest until it is told." "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest." "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will never rest until it is told."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Is it quite necessary, my friend?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will never rest until it is told."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will never rest until it is told."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “He will never rest until it is told."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."”
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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 "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it quite necessary, my friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will never rest until it is told."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it quite necessary, my friend?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it quite necessary, my friend?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Is it quite necessary, my friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is it quite necessary, my friend?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will never rest until it is told."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Is it quite necessary, my friend?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will never rest until it is told."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will never rest until it is told."
up to a particular time
From this reading He will never rest until it is told."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will never rest until it is told."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If there is something on his mind, I would gladly fetch a priest."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, no, my dear Amelie; it is business--business, I assure you, which only I can arrange.
