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Chapter VII
“What do you want now, mademoiselle?” “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?” “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant. “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris. Put in a great deal.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Put in a great deal.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Nanon, can we have cream by midday?””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.”
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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 Put in a great deal.”
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From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?”
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From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
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From this reading “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?”
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From this reading Put in a great deal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want now, mademoiselle?”
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From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Put in a great deal.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?”
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From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you want now, mademoiselle?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you want now, mademoiselle?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Put in a great deal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ah! midday, to be sure you can,” answered the old servant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What do you want now, mademoiselle?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Nanon, can we have cream by midday?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, let him have his coffee very strong; I heard Monsieur des Grassins say that they make the coffee very strong in Paris.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want now, mademoiselle?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want now, mademoiselle?”
