Chapter IX
_Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have found it, Fairfax! The pearl of pearls! The inestimable jewel! The unique! The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!
Anna St. Ives
Chapter IX
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_Coke
Clifton
to
Guy
Fairfax_
_Paris,
Hotel
de
l'Université_
I
have
found
it,
Fairfax!
The
pearl
of
pearls!
The
inestimable
jewel!
The
unique!
The
world
contains
but
one!--And
what?--A
woman!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_Coke
Clifton
to
Guy
Fairfax_
_Paris,
Hotel
de
l'Université_
I
have
found
it,
Fairfax!
Line 2
The
pearl
of
pearls!
Line 3
The
inestimable
jewel!
Line 4
The
unique!
Line 5
The
world
contains
but
one!--And
what?--A
woman!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have found it, Fairfax!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have found it, Fairfax!”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!”
Pearl
noun
US /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading “The pearl of pearls!”
All words in this reading · 28
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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 The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!
Clifton
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Coke
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contains
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de
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Fairfax
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Guy
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have found it, Fairfax!
Hotel
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have found it, Fairfax!
inestimable
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From this reading The inestimable jewel!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have found it, Fairfax!
jewel
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From this reading The inestimable jewel!
l'Université
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The pearl of pearls!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!
Paris
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pearlnounUS /pɜːrl/
a smooth round object formed inside a shell and valued as a jewel
From this reading The pearl of pearls!
pearls
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From this reading The pearl of pearls!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pearl of pearls!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ I have found it, Fairfax!
unique
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From this reading The unique!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!
woman
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From this reading The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!
world
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From this reading The world contains but one!--And what?--A woman!