Chapter V
“I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe! Alas! I cannot get back for a week. Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.” Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
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“I
am
mad
with
joy
that
you
have
found
Marthe!
Alas!
I
cannot
get
back
for
a
week.
Tell
her
that
I
am
still
her
devoted
comrade
and
loving
brother.--Pierre.”
Brand
handed
me
the
slip
and
said,
“Poor
devil!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
am
mad
with
joy
that
you
have
found
Marthe!
Line 2
Alas!
/əˈlæs/
Line 3
I
cannot
get
back
for
a
week.
Line 4
Tell
her
that
I
am
still
her
devoted
comrade
and
loving
brother.--Pierre.”
Line 5
Brand
handed
me
the
slip
and
said,
“Poor
devil!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alas
exclamation
US /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas!”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!””
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.””
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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 cannot get back for a week.
AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
back
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From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
Brand
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From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
brother
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From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
cannot
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From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
comrade
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From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
devil
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From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
devoted
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From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
get
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From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
handed
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From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
joy
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From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
loving
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From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
mad
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From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
Marthe
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From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
Pierre
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From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
said
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From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
slip
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From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell her that I am still her devoted comrade and loving brother.--Pierre.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brand handed me the slip and said, “Poor devil!”
week
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From this reading I cannot get back for a week.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am mad with joy that you have found Marthe!