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Anna St. Ives
Anna St. Ives

Chapter XVII

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_Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.
Hoot!
Hiss me off the stage!
I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.
I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Anna St. Ives

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.
Line 2
Hoot!
Line 3
Hiss me off the stage!
Line 4
I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.
Line 5
I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

Learner Dictionary

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

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading “I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.”

Honest adjective US /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading “I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.”

Worthy adjective US /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading “I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.”

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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 I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

bold

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From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

Clifton

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

Coke

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

confraternity

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From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

crouching

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

dangler

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

de

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

dwindling

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

Fairfax

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

fellows

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From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

Guy

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

Hiss

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From this reading Hiss me off the stage!

honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/

truthful and trustworthy

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

Hoot

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From this reading Hoot!

Hotel

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

humble

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

l'Université

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

Laugh

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

longer

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From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

Madam

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

off

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From this reading Hiss me off the stage!

Paris

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From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

please

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

stage

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From this reading Hiss me off the stage!

submissive

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

successful

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From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

thank

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Hiss me off the stage!

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_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

very

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

whining

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading I am no longer worthy of the confraternity of honest, bold, free and successful fellows.

yes

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From this reading I am dwindling into a whining, submissive, crouching, very humble, yes if you please, no thank you Madam, dangler!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Coke Clifton to Guy Fairfax_ _Paris, Hotel de l'Université_ Laugh at me if you will, Fairfax.