Chapter VII
Bishop. Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family! Con. The family, my lord, would gain a saint. Bishop.
The Saint's Tragedy
Chapter VII
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Bishop.
Well,
well,--but
what
gross
scandal
to
the
family!
Con.
The
family,
my
lord,
would
gain
a
saint.
Bishop.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Bishop.
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Well,
well,--but
what
gross
scandal
to
the
family!
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Con.
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The
family,
my
lord,
would
gain
a
saint.
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Bishop.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The family, my lord, would gain a saint.”
All words in this reading · 16
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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 The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
Bishop
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From this reading Bishop.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
Con
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From this reading Con.
family
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gain
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gross
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From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
lord
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From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
saint
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From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.
scandal
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From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
Well
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From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, well,--but what gross scandal to the family!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The family, my lord, would gain a saint.