Chapter III
"The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?" "Eh?" Matthias queried blankly. "You ask me what?" The hands of madame were vivid with exasperation.
Joan Thursday: A Novel
Chapter III
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"The
row,
monsieur,"
madame
checked
him
coldly,
"has
to
do
only
with
the
conduct
of
monsieur
himself?"
"Eh?"
Matthias
queried
blankly.
"You
ask
me
what?"
The
hands
of
madame
were
vivid
with
exasperation.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"The
row,
monsieur,"
madame
checked
him
coldly,
"has
to
do
only
with
the
conduct
of
monsieur
himself?"
Line 2
"Eh?"
Line 3
Matthias
queried
blankly.
Line 4
"You
ask
me
what?"
Line 5
The
hands
of
madame
were
vivid
with
exasperation.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The hands of madame were vivid with exasperation.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"”
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ask
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From this reading "You ask me what?"
blankly
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From this reading Matthias queried blankly.
checked
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From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
coldly
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From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
conduct
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From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
Eh
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From this reading "Eh?"
exasperation
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From this reading The hands of madame were vivid with exasperation.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The hands of madame were vivid with exasperation.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
madame
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From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
Matthias
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From this reading Matthias queried blankly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You ask me what?"
monsieur
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From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
only
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From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
queried
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From this reading Matthias queried blankly.
row
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From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
vivid
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From this reading The hands of madame were vivid with exasperation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hands of madame were vivid with exasperation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You ask me what?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The row, monsieur," madame checked him coldly, "has to do only with the conduct of monsieur himself?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You ask me what?"