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Chapter IV
"Very well; I'll frame my question differently. Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?" "Bless you, my boy, of course not! Why, I'm afraid of her already. It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
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 “Why, I'm afraid of her already.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Bless you, my boy, of course not!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Very well; I'll frame my question differently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very well; I'll frame my question differently.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"”
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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 It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
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From this reading Why, I'm afraid of her already.
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From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why, I'm afraid of her already.
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From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
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From this reading "Bless you, my boy, of course not!
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From this reading "Bless you, my boy, of course not!
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From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Bless you, my boy, of course not!
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From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
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From this reading "Very well; I'll frame my question differently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
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From this reading "Very well; I'll frame my question differently.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
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From this reading "Very well; I'll frame my question differently.
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From this reading Why, I'm afraid of her already.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
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From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very well; I'll frame my question differently.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Bless you, my boy, of course not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Very well; I'll frame my question differently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
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From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
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From this reading "Very well; I'll frame my question differently.
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From this reading "Very well; I'll frame my question differently.
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From this reading Why, I'm afraid of her already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is embarrassing enough to meet a bright, alert man, but in the presence of a clever woman, I become so painfully stupid that she thinks I'm putting it on."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you like to meet one of the most cultured of her sex?"
