Chapter III
"/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it. /Montespan./--Done it! yes! Nice doings!" /The Duchess de la Valliere/. LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
Ernest Maltravers — Volume 07
Chapter III
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"/Lauzun./--There,
Marquis,
there,
I've
done
it.
/Montespan./--Done
it!
yes!
Nice
doings!"
/The
Duchess
de
la
Valliere/.
LUMLEY
hastened
to
strike
while
the
iron
was
hot.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"/Lauzun./--There,
Marquis,
there,
I've
done
it.
Line 2
/Montespan./--Done
it!
yes!
Line 3
Nice
doings!"
Line 4
/The
Duchess
de
la
Valliere/.
Line 5
LUMLEY
hastened
to
strike
while
the
iron
was
hot.
Learner Dictionary
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Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.”
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de
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From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
doings
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From this reading Nice doings!"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
Duchess
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From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
hastened
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hot
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I've
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iron
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
la
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From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
Lauzun
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From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
LUMLEY
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Marquis
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From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
Montespan
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From this reading /Montespan./--Done it! yes!
Nice
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From this reading Nice doings!"
strike
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From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
There
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From this reading "/Lauzun./--There, Marquis, there, I've done it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
Valliere
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From this reading /The Duchess de la Valliere/.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading LUMLEY hastened to strike while the iron was hot.
yes
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From this reading /Montespan./--Done it! yes!