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Chapter V
“Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.” “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!” “Is there anything surprising in that?” “Oh, oh, no! nothing surprising.” And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading ““Is there anything surprising in that?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Oh, oh, no! nothing surprising.””
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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 “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
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From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
any thing at all
From this reading “Is there anything surprising in that?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is there anything surprising in that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, oh, no! nothing surprising.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Oh, oh, no! nothing surprising.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is there anything surprising in that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Is there anything surprising in that?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And in a tone loud enough to be heard in the closet she read the note:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh,” she said, “you are so kind that I am tempted to confide in you; read this note which a messenger just now brought to me.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What!” cried Mme. Alexandre perfectly aghast: “a messenger enter my house, and go up to your room!”
