Chapter VIII
'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.' 'The people at Fontainebleau?' 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy. They're at Fontainebleau for the season. M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
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Chapter VIII
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'That's
Madame
Delacour's
carriage,
she
is
waiting
for
Mildred
and
Morton.'
'The
people
at
Fontainebleau?'
'Yes,
the
wife
of
the
great
Socialist
Deputy.
They're
at
Fontainebleau
for
the
season.
M.
Delacour
has
taken
the
hunting.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'That's
Madame
Delacour's
carriage,
she
is
waiting
for
Mildred
and
Morton.'
Line 2
'The
people
at
Fontainebleau?'
Line 3
'Yes,
the
wife
of
the
great
Socialist
Deputy.
Line 4
They're
at
Fontainebleau
for
the
season.
Line 5
M.
Delacour
has
taken
the
hunting.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “M. Delacour has taken the hunting.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
carriage
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From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
Delacour
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From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
Delacour's
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From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
Deputy
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From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
Fontainebleau
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From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
hunting
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From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
M
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From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
Madame
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From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
Mildred
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From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
Morton
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From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
people
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From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
season
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From this reading They're at Fontainebleau for the season.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
Socialist
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From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
taken
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From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
That's
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From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
They're
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From this reading They're at Fontainebleau for the season.
waiting
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From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
wife
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From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
Yes
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From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.