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Chapter XXIII
A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life! SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there. “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons. But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.” “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.
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 “SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.””
an old form of “has”
From this reading ““Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading ““Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.””
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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 A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
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From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
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From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.
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From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A damn’d cramp piece of penmanship as ever I saw in my life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.
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From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
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From this reading “Has your suit, then, been unsuccessfully paid to the Saxon heiress?” said the Templar.
at the time that
From this reading SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER When the Templar reached the hall of the castle, he found De Bracy already there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you have come later and more reluctantly, and therefore I presume your interview has proved more agreeable than mine.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your love-suit,” said De Bracy, “hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons.
