Chapter XIII
“Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère?” FRENCH COMEDY. VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?” “I shall be in a minute or two. Do you want me?”
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“Qu’allait-il
faire
dans
cette
galère?”
FRENCH
COMEDY.
VERA’S
first
thorough
awakening
the
next
morning
was
to
hear
outside
the
door,
“Are
you
up,
Fly?”
“I
shall
be
in
a
minute
or
two.
Do
you
want
me?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Qu’allait-il
faire
dans
cette
galère?”
Line 2
FRENCH
COMEDY.
Line 3
VERA’S
first
thorough
awakening
the
next
morning
was
to
hear
outside
the
door,
“Are
you
up,
Fly?”
Line 4
“I
shall
be
in
a
minute
or
two.
Line 5
Do
you
want
me?”
Learner Dictionary
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?””
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?””
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?””
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?””
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?””
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I shall be in a minute or two.”
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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 “I shall be in a minute or two.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
awakening
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From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shall be in a minute or two.
cette
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From this reading “Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère?”
COMEDY
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From this reading FRENCH COMEDY.
dans
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From this reading “Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère?”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want me?”
door
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From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
faire
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From this reading “Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère?”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
Fly
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From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
FRENCH
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From this reading FRENCH COMEDY.
galère
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From this reading “Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère?”
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall be in a minute or two.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I shall be in a minute or two.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you want me?”
minute
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From this reading “I shall be in a minute or two.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I shall be in a minute or two.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
Qu'allait-il
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From this reading “Qu’allait-il faire dans cette galère?”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall be in a minute or two.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
thorough
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From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
two
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From this reading “I shall be in a minute or two.
up
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From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
VERA'S
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From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
want
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From this reading Do you want me?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading VERA’S first thorough awakening the next morning was to hear outside the door, “Are you up, Fly?”