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Chapter XI
“Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!” “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning! Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha! It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’” “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’””
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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 “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
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From this reading Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
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From this reading “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
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From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
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From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now, come along, Contenson, let us be off, and leave our daddy to by-bye, by-bye!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Monsieur,” said Contenson to Corentin on the doorstep, “what a queer piece of brokerage our good friend was planning!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Heh!--What, marry a daughter with the price of----Ah, ha!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would make a pretty little play, and very moral too, entitled ‘A Girl’s Dower.’”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are highly organized animals, indeed,” replied Corentin.
