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Chapter IV
'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme. Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not. Nor yet is it Palmyrene. Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?' 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Nor yet is it Palmyrene.”
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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 Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
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From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
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From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
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From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
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From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
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From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
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From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
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From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor yet is it Palmyrene.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
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From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
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From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
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From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
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From this reading Nor yet is it Palmyrene.
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From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
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From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
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From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
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From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
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From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
at the time that
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
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From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
but in spite of that
From this reading Nor yet is it Palmyrene.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
