Chapter XVI
"My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie. "We go out but seldom." "Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly. "I hope you nurse him well." Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:
A Double Knot
Chapter XVI
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"My
husband
is
very
fond
of
quiet,"
said
Marie.
"We
go
out
but
seldom."
"Poor
old
gentleman!"
said
Clotilde
mockingly.
"I
hope
you
nurse
him
well."
Marie
started,
but
she
said
nothing,
and
Clotilde
went
on:
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"My
husband
is
very
fond
of
quiet,"
said
Marie.
Line 2
"We
go
out
but
seldom."
Line 3
"Poor
old
gentleman!"
said
Clotilde
mockingly.
Line 4
"I
hope
you
nurse
him
well."
Line 5
Marie
started,
but
she
said
nothing,
and
Clotilde
went
on:
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I hope you nurse him well."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We go out but seldom."
Clotilde
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From this reading "Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly.
fond
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From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly.
go
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From this reading "We go out but seldom."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I hope you nurse him well."
hope
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From this reading "I hope you nurse him well."
husband
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From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hope you nurse him well."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
Marie
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From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
mockingly
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From this reading "Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:
nurse
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From this reading "I hope you nurse him well."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
old
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From this reading "Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:
out
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From this reading "We go out but seldom."
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor old gentleman!" said Clotilde mockingly.
quiet
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From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
said
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From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
seldom
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From this reading "We go out but seldom."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:
started
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From this reading Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:
very
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From this reading "My husband is very fond of quiet," said Marie.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We go out but seldom."
well
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From this reading "I hope you nurse him well."
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie started, but she said nothing, and Clotilde went on:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I hope you nurse him well."