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Chapter VI
“Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.” “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.” “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official. “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon. “Corn-el.”
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 ““Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
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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 “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
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From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Corn-el.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
