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Chapter IV
Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation. “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron. “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth. It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions. If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
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for the reason that
From this reading “If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.”
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading ““It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.”
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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 I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
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From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
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From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
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From this reading “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
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From this reading “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.
for the reason that
From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.
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From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
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From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
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From this reading “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.
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From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
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From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
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From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
impossible or very difficult to understand
From this reading “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.
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From this reading “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.
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From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
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From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
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From this reading “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
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From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
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From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.
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From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
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From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.
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From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
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From this reading It is to gratify her desire for luxury that I have toiled to amass millions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is indeed incomprehensible, monstrous--but it is the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
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From this reading If I purchased a title, which is absurd and ridiculous, it was only because I wished to satisfy her vanity.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pascal recoiled with an exclamation of mingled horror and consternation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This amazes you, eh?” rejoined the baron.
