Chapter XVIII
Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry: "My silver service! My God! Is it possible? My silver service!"
A Chambermaid's Diary
Chapter XVIII
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Guided
by
Joseph
into
the
servants'
hall,
Madame,
at
sight
of
the
three
boxes
unsealed,
made
a
great
gesture,
uttered
a
great
cry:
"My
silver
service!
My
God!
Is
it
possible?
My
silver
service!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Guided
by
Joseph
into
the
servants'
hall,
Madame,
at
sight
of
the
three
boxes
unsealed,
made
a
great
gesture,
uttered
a
great
cry:
Line 2
"My
silver
service!
Line 3
My
God!
Line 4
Is
it
possible?
Line 5
My
silver
service!"
Learner Dictionary
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Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry:”
Silver
noun
US /silver/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My silver service!”
Uttered
noun
US /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry:”
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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 Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry:
boxes
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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cry
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gesture
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God
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From this reading My God!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Guided
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hall
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry:
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it possible?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it possible?
Joseph
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Madame
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made
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My silver service!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry:
possible
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servants
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service
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From this reading "My silver service!
sight
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silver
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From this reading "My silver service!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry:
three
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unsealed
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utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Guided by Joseph into the servants' hall, Madame, at sight of the three boxes unsealed, made a great gesture, uttered a great cry: