Chapter V
LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt? MME. DE RONCHARD [_dreamily_] Oh, yes. [_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio. LÉON The painter of battle scenes!
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Chapter V
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LÉON
You
have
been
accustomed
to
go
there,
my
dear
Aunt?
MME.
DE
RONCHARD
[_dreamily_]
Oh,
yes.
[_Corrects
herself_.]
I
mean
to
say,
once
I
went
to
Horace
Vernet's
studio.
LÉON
The
painter
of
battle
scenes!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LÉON
You
have
been
accustomed
to
go
there,
my
dear
Aunt?
Line 2
MME.
Line 3
DE
RONCHARD
[_dreamily_]
Oh,
yes.
Line 4
[_Corrects
herself_.]
I
mean
to
say,
once
I
went
to
Horace
Vernet's
studio.
Line 5
LÉON
The
painter
of
battle
scenes!
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.”
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accustomed
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Aunt
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battle
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
Corrects
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DE
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From this reading DE RONCHARD [_dreamily_] Oh, yes.
dear
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From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
dreamily
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From this reading DE RONCHARD [_dreamily_] Oh, yes.
go
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From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading [_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.
Horace
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From this reading [_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.
LÉON
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From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
mean
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MME
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From this reading MME.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LÉON The painter of battle scenes!
Oh
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From this reading DE RONCHARD [_dreamily_] Oh, yes.
once
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painter
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From this reading LÉON The painter of battle scenes!
RONCHARD
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From this reading DE RONCHARD [_dreamily_] Oh, yes.
say
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scenes
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From this reading LÉON The painter of battle scenes!
studio
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From this reading [_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LÉON The painter of battle scenes!
there
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From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?
Vernet's
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From this reading [_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [_Corrects herself_.] I mean to say, once I went to Horace Vernet's studio.
yes
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From this reading DE RONCHARD [_dreamily_] Oh, yes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LÉON You have been accustomed to go there, my dear Aunt?