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Chapter V
The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical. “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends? We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.” “Not if you are master of this place.” “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.””
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
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From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not if you are master of this place.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
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From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
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From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
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From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
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From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
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From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
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From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
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From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
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From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
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From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Not if you are master of this place.”
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From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not if you are master of this place.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
not any; not one
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not if you are master of this place.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
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From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
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From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not if you are master of this place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Not if you are master of this place.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well answered,--no; then we shall have the strong world on our side, and shall have only rogues and the poor to make war upon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mon fils!” said he, patting the boy’s head gently, “why should we not be friends?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Provencal took the letter from his son’s hand, and looked at him with an approbation half-complacent, half-ironical.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We want each other; we have the strong world to fight against.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not if you are master of this place.”
