Chapter XV
I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be. “You say all this to me—to me, a lady? Great Heavens! What has become of chivalry?” A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
Idle Ideas in 1905
Chapter XV
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I
know
what
Miss
Sparhawk’s
reply
would
be.
“You
say
all
this
to
me—to
me,
a
lady?
Great
Heavens!
What
has
become
of
chivalry?”
A
Frenchman
was
once
put
on
trial
for
murdering
his
father
and
mother.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
know
what
Miss
Sparhawk’s
reply
would
be.
Line 2
“You
say
all
this
to
me—to
me,
a
lady?
Line 3
Great
Heavens!
Line 4
What
has
become
of
chivalry?”
Line 5
A
Frenchman
was
once
put
on
trial
for
murdering
his
father
and
mother.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Great Heavens!”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has become of chivalry?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.”
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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 “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
all
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From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
become
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From this reading What has become of chivalry?”
chivalry
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father
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
Frenchman
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From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great Heavens!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has become of chivalry?”
Heavens
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From this reading Great Heavens!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
lady
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From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
Miss
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From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
mother
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From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
murdering
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From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What has become of chivalry?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
once
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From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
put
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From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
reply
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From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
say
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From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
Sparhawk's
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From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?
trial
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From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Frenchman was once put on trial for murdering his father and mother.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I know what Miss Sparhawk’s reply would be.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say all this to me—to me, a lady?