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The Queen's Necklace
The Queen's Necklace

Chapter LXXIV

Chapter 74, section 1: “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.” Bœhmer kneele
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“Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”
Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.
“Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.
It seems to me that we have both been duped.”
“Ah, madame, you suspect me no longer.
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The Queen's Necklace

Chapter LXXIV

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”
Line 2
Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.
Line 3
“Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.
Line 4
It seems to me that we have both been duped.”
Line 5
“Ah, madame, you suspect me no longer.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It seems to me that we have both been duped.””

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.””

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.””

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.””

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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 “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

Ah

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

B

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

better

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

Bossange

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From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

Bœhmer

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

calm

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

daigne

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

duped

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From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

entered

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

example

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From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

feet

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From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

followed

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From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

grown

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

head

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

idea

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

immediately

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

je

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

kneeled

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From this reading Bœhmer kneeled at her feet, and Bossange followed his example.

longer

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From this reading “Ah, madame, you suspect me no longer.

M

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

madame

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From this reading “Ah, madame, you suspect me no longer.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

modified

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

much

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

ne

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “Ah, madame, you suspect me no longer.

now

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

opinion

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

prince

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

puis

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

queen

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

regard

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

reinforcement

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

Rohan

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

Roi

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

said

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From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

seems

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From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

suis

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From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

suspect

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From this reading “Ah, madame, you suspect me no longer.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It seems to me that we have both been duped.”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Gentlemen,” said she, “I have now grown calm, and an idea has come into my head which has modified my opinion with regard to you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Roi ne puis, prince ne daigne, Rohan je suis.”[B] “Ah!” cried the queen, immediately they entered, “you have brought a reinforcement, M. Bœhmer; so much the better.”