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Chapter XIV
The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen. “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said. “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe. “For they are all to be paid.” “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
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later than; following
From this reading ““There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading ““What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.”
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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 “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
later than; following
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
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From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “For they are all to be paid.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For they are all to be paid.”
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From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said.
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For they are all to be paid.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “For they are all to be paid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
which person or people
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What debts?” said the girl, who only cared to preserve her love, which dreadful hands were scattering to the winds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The poor creature flew to the window, thinking she would see Lucien; she saw Nucingen.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh! how cruelly you hurt me!” she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “There is no other way of getting you to seem to be gracious to a poor old man, who, after all, is going to pay your debts,” said Europe.
