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Chapter XII
HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie. And that would have been a great shame. It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber. Deliberately Berry surveyed himself. We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And that would have been a great shame.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And that would have been a great shame.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Deliberately Berry surveyed himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “And that would have been a great shame.”
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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 HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And that would have been a great shame.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading Deliberately Berry surveyed himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And that would have been a great shame.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Deliberately Berry surveyed himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading And that would have been a great shame.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading Deliberately Berry surveyed himself.
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From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that would have been a great shame.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
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From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
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From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
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From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading HOW BERRY PUT OFF HIS MANHOOD, AND ADELE SHOWED A FAIR PAIR OF HEELS But for Susan, I should not have seen the Chateau, and, but for the merest accident, we should not have revisited Gavarnie.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
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From this reading It was the day before we were spared this lasting reproach that my brother-in-law stood stiffly before a pier-glass in his wife's bed-chamber.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We stood about him with twitching lips, not daring to trust our tones.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And that would have been a great shame.
