Chapter XVII
"What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach. "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?" "Oh! women?" chirped Monsieur. "In the first place, you are not women." "I am not women?
A Chambermaid's Diary
Chapter XVII
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"What?"
said
Madame,
in
a
tone
of
gay
reproach.
"Is
that
the
way
one
enters
women's
rooms,
without
knocking?"
"Oh!
women?"
chirped
Monsieur.
"In
the
first
place,
you
are
not
women."
"I
am
not
women?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What?"
said
Madame,
in
a
tone
of
gay
reproach.
Line 2
"Is
that
the
way
one
enters
women's
rooms,
without
knocking?"
Line 3
"Oh!
women?"
chirped
Monsieur.
Line 4
"In
the
first
place,
you
are
not
women."
Line 5
"I
am
not
women?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"In the first place, you are not women."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"”
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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 "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not women?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "In the first place, you are not women."
chirped
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From this reading "Oh! women?" chirped Monsieur.
enters
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From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "In the first place, you are not women."
gay
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From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not women?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
knocking
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From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
Madame
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From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
Monsieur
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From this reading "Oh! women?" chirped Monsieur.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "In the first place, you are not women."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! women?" chirped Monsieur.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
place
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From this reading "In the first place, you are not women."
reproach
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From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
rooms
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From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
said
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From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
tone
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From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
way
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From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?" said Madame, in a tone of gay reproach.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
women
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From this reading "Oh! women?" chirped Monsieur.
women's
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From this reading "Is that the way one enters women's rooms, without knocking?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In the first place, you are not women."