Chapter VI
Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.” The Seine was at his feet. A thought of suicide crossed his mind. “No,” he said, “no! I have not even the right to kill myself.
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Chapter VI
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Two
strangers,
who
were
passing,
stopped
to
look
at
him,
and
said,
pityingly,
“He
is
crazy.”
The
Seine
was
at
his
feet.
A
thought
of
suicide
crossed
his
mind.
“No,”
he
said,
“no!
I
have
not
even
the
right
to
kill
myself.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Two
strangers,
who
were
passing,
stopped
to
look
at
him,
and
said,
pityingly,
“He
is
crazy.”
Line 2
The
Seine
was
at
his
feet.
Line 3
A
thought
of
suicide
crossed
his
mind.
Line 4
“No,”
he
said,
“no!
Line 5
I
have
not
even
the
right
to
kill
myself.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not even the right to kill myself.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not even the right to kill myself.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.””
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thought of suicide crossed his mind.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I have not even the right to kill myself.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have not even the right to kill myself.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.””
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thought of suicide crossed his mind.”
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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 thought of suicide crossed his mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
crazy
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From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
crossed
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From this reading A thought of suicide crossed his mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not even the right to kill myself.
feet
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From this reading The Seine was at his feet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not even the right to kill myself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Seine was at his feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have not even the right to kill myself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
kill
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From this reading I have not even the right to kill myself.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought of suicide crossed his mind.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have not even the right to kill myself.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” he said, “no!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not even the right to kill myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A thought of suicide crossed his mind.
passing
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From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
pityingly
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From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have not even the right to kill myself.
said
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From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
Seine
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From this reading The Seine was at his feet.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
strangers
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From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
suicide
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From this reading A thought of suicide crossed his mind.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Seine was at his feet.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thought of suicide crossed his mind.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
Two
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From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Seine was at his feet.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two strangers, who were passing, stopped to look at him, and said, pityingly, “He is crazy.”