Chapter XIX
"_Arrêtez! 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden. We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat. The chauffeur pulled up. Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
Jaffery
Chapter XIX
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"_Arrêtez!
'Arrêtez!_"
roared
Jaffery
all
of
a
sudden.
We
had
just
passed
the
Havre
Casino
on
our
way
back
from
Etretat.
The
chauffeur
pulled
up.
Jaffery
flung
open
the
door,
leaped
out
and
disappeared.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"_Arrêtez!
Line 2
'Arrêtez!_"
roared
Jaffery
all
of
a
sudden.
Line 3
We
had
just
passed
the
Havre
Casino
on
our
way
back
from
Etretat.
Line 4
The
chauffeur
pulled
up.
Line 5
Jaffery
flung
open
the
door,
leaped
out
and
disappeared.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Disappeared
noun
US /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.”
Pulled
noun
US /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The chauffeur pulled up.”
Roared
noun
US /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.”
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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 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
all
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From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
Arrêtez
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From this reading "_Arrêtez!
back
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From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
Casino
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From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
chauffeur
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From this reading The chauffeur pulled up.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
door
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From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
Etretat
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flung
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From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
Havre
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From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
Jaffery
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From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
just
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From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
leaped
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From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
out
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From this reading Jaffery flung open the door, leaped out and disappeared.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chauffeur pulled up.
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Arrêtez!_" roared Jaffery all of a sudden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
up
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From this reading The chauffeur pulled up.
way
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From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had just passed the Havre Casino on our way back from Etretat.