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Chapter XXXII
MAN PROPOSES. "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental. "What have I done to merit such an honor?" "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits. It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What have I done to merit such an honor?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What have I done to merit such an honor?"”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
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From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.
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From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
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From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
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From this reading "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.
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From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
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From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAN PROPOSES.
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From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
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From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAN PROPOSES.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
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From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have I done to merit such an honor?"
at the time that
From this reading "The hour is come, chevalier," said the duchess, "when it is right that we should show people the opinion we hold of their merits.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It shall never be said that the friends of Madame de Maine expose themselves for her, and that she does not expose herself with them.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your highness! your highness at my lodging!" cried D'Harmental.
