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Chapter XIII
"Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course." Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear: "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond? We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered. "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
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later than; following
From this reading “"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:”
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later than; following
From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
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From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
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From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
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From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
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From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
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From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
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From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But my dear friend, after this scandal we can never meet again.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have been betrayed--" "Through Reine," she answered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
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From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There is nothing left for us but to fly, but how can we correspond?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Valerie went up to Hulot, and he whispered in her ear:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Monsieur, your wife has cost me dear enough for me to be allowed to say good-bye to her--in the presence of you all, of course."
