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Chapter XVII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/86 · 5 lines
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“I don’t know; but something will turn up.
Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
I will stay here to watch Gaston.”
Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

File No. 113

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I don’t know; but something will turn up.
Line 2
Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.
Line 3
You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.
Line 4
I will stay here to watch Gaston.”
Line 5
Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I will stay here to watch Gaston.””

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““I don’t know; but something will turn up.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading ““I don’t know; but something will turn up.”

All words in this reading · 48

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alarmed

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

best

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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

don't

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From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

escape

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

find

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

Gaston

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From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”

home

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

I'll

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

means

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

moments

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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

Oh

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

Paris

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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

place

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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

Raoul

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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:

reflected

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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

return

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

risk

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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

run

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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

said

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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

some

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From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

stay

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From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

then

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From this reading Raoul reflected for some moments, and then said:

tis

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From this reading You run no risk in Paris, and ‘tis the best place for you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”

turn

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From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

up

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From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

watch

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From this reading I will stay here to watch Gaston.”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “I don’t know; but something will turn up.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Oh, don’t be alarmed; I’ll find some means of escape: so you can return home with your mind at rest.