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The Count's Millions
The Count's Millions

Chapter XXXV

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This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.
“Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”
It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.
“Come on!” he exclaimed.
“Ah, ha!
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The Count's Millions

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.
Line 2
“Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”
Line 3
It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.
Line 4
“Come on!” he exclaimed.
Line 5
“Ah, ha!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.””

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Come on!” he exclaimed.”

Fool noun US /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.””

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading ““Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.””

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

affected

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From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

Ah

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From this reading “Ah, ha!

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

asking

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From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

Chupin

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From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Come on!” he exclaimed.

coolness

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From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

Coralth

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From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

de

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From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

exclaimed

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From this reading “Come on!” he exclaimed.

foolnounUS /fool/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

furious

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From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

ha

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From this reading “Ah, ha!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

insult

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From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

kick

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From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

much

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From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

new

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From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Come on!” he exclaimed.

out

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From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

passion

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From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

put

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From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

remarked

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From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

require

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From this reading It did not require this new insult to put Chupin in a furious passion.

ring

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From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

too

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From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

Viscount

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From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

waiters

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From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was asking too much of the Viscount de Coralth.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Let the fool alone,” he remarked, with affected coolness, “and ring for the waiters to kick him out.”