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An Interloper
An Interloper

Chapter VIII

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"It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.
"If he could have seen him now!
Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."
"It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.
"Pooh, you are a fidget!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

An Interloper

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.
Line 2
"If he could have seen him now!
Line 3
Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."
Line 4
"It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.
Line 5
"Pooh, you are a fidget!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “"If he could have seen him now!”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"If he could have seen him now!”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “"It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “"It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.”

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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 Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Pooh, you are a fidget!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

Beaudrillart

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From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

benefit

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

capturing

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "If he could have seen him now!

de

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From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

far

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

fidget

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From this reading "Pooh, you are a fidget!

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

gazing

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

grandfather

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "If he could have seen him now!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "If he could have seen him now!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "If he could have seen him now!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

laugh

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

lists

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

Monsieur

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From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

now

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From this reading "If he could have seen him now!

off

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

only

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

Pooh

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From this reading "Pooh, you are a fidget!

probably

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

Raoul

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

remarked

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

said

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

seen

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From this reading "If he could have seen him now!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

son

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

spoil

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

table

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

taken

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From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

there

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From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

thumping

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From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

too

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From this reading "It is too far off, probably, for Raoul to benefit," remarked his grandfather, gazing at him.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

visit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Monsieur de Beaudrillart should have taken him there on a visit."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It might have been only another to spoil him," she said, with a laugh, capturing her son as he was thumping upon the table with both lists.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Pooh, you are a fidget!