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As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk. The weather is too fine to take a cab." His friend answered: "I would like nothing better." Jean replied: "It is hardly eleven o'clock. We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather is too fine to take a cab."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jean replied: "It is hardly eleven o'clock.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The weather is too fine to take a cab."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."”
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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 The weather is too fine to take a cab."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
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From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather is too fine to take a cab."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean replied: "It is hardly eleven o'clock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather is too fine to take a cab."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean replied: "It is hardly eleven o'clock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather is too fine to take a cab."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jean replied: "It is hardly eleven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean replied: "It is hardly eleven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jean replied: "It is hardly eleven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
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From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The weather is too fine to take a cab."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
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From this reading The weather is too fine to take a cab."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
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From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall arrive much before midnight, so let us go slowly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The weather is too fine to take a cab."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His friend answered: "I would like nothing better."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As they were leaving the Cafe Riche, Jean de Servigny said to Leon Saval: "If you don't object, let us walk.
