Chapter V
A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS. BOULAINVILLIERS! Comte de St. Saire! What will our great-grandchildren think of that name? Fame is indeed a riddle!
Devereux — Volume 04
Chapter V
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A
MEETING
OF
WITS.--CONVERSATION
GONE
OUT
TO
SUPPER
IN
HER
DRESS
OF
VELVET
AND
JEWELS.
BOULAINVILLIERS!
Comte
de
St.
Saire!
What
will
our
great-grandchildren
think
of
that
name?
Fame
is
indeed
a
riddle!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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A
MEETING
OF
WITS.--CONVERSATION
GONE
OUT
TO
SUPPER
IN
HER
DRESS
OF
VELVET
AND
JEWELS.
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BOULAINVILLIERS!
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Comte
de
St.
Saire!
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What
will
our
great-grandchildren
think
of
that
name?
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Fame
is
indeed
a
riddle!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?”
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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 A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
BOULAINVILLIERS
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From this reading BOULAINVILLIERS!
Comte
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From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
CONVERSATION
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
de
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From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
DRESS
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
Fame
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From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
GONE
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
great-grandchildren
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HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
indeed
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From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
JEWELS
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
MEETING
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
OUT
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
riddle
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From this reading Fame is indeed a riddle!
Saire
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From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
St
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From this reading Comte de St. Saire!
SUPPER
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
VELVET
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading What will our great-grandchildren think of that name?
WITS
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From this reading A MEETING OF WITS.--CONVERSATION GONE OUT TO SUPPER IN HER DRESS OF VELVET AND JEWELS.