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Chapter III
“What is all this about?” said she. “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love! Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.” “I should kill you,” and Castanier smiled as he spoke. They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
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 ““What is all this about?” said she.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!”
from that place or that time
From this reading “They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!”
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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 “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What is all this about?” said she.
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From this reading “What is all this about?” said she.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
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From this reading “I should kill you,” and Castanier smiled as he spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I should kill you,” and Castanier smiled as he spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is all this about?” said she.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should kill you,” and Castanier smiled as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What is all this about?” said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is all this about?” said she.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should kill you,” and Castanier smiled as he spoke.
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From this reading “I should kill you,” and Castanier smiled as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I should kill you,” and Castanier smiled as he spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
from that place or that time
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What is all this about?” said she.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They sat down to the dinner table, and went thence to the Gymnase.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is all this about?” said she.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come, now, promise me that if I had a lover you would still love me as a father; that would be love!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come, now, promise it at once, and give us your fist upon it.”
