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UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do." "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily. "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit. You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again." "That's what makes it so jolly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."”
any person at all
From this reading “You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."”
any thing at all
From this reading “"She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."”
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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 UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
any person at all
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
any thing at all
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
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From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
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From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
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From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
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From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
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From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
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From this reading "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's what makes it so jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what makes it so jolly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what makes it so jolly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
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From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That's what makes it so jolly.
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From this reading "That's what makes it so jolly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
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From this reading "She may have the throne and Father and Udo, and--and anything else she can get, and I shan't mind a bit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
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From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But I don't mind what we do now," said Hyacinth happily.
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From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading UDO BEHAVES LIKE A GENTLEMAN "And now," said Coronel, "we'd better decide what to do."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, I have got _you_ now, Coronel, and I can never be jealous of anybody again."
