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Modeste Mignon

Chapter XVII · A Third Suitor

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“Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.
We are eight in all, on the watch.”
“Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.
“Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”
Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Modeste Mignon

Chapter XVII · A Third Suitor

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.
Line 2
We are eight in all, on the watch.”
Line 3
“Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.
Line 4
“Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”
Line 5
Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

Learner Dictionary

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

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.””

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.”

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.””

Theirs pronoun US /ðerz/

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading “Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading ““Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.”

All words in this reading · 55

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all

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From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

Don't

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

eight

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From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

evening

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

Gobenheim

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From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

head

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

how

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

idea

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

imitating

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

Latournelle

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

looking

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

Madame

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

many

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

men

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

Modeste

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

notary

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

out

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From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

raised

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From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

round

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

said

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

Saturday

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

say

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

speak

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From this reading “Gobenheim is not here, so I can speak out.”

spies

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

theirspronounUS /ðerz/

the one or ones belonging to them

From this reading Modeste raised her head, and everybody, imitating Modeste, raised theirs and looked at the notary.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

three

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

tracks

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

two

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.

watch

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From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We are eight in all, on the watch.”

wife

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From this reading “Don’t say two young men, wife; say three!” cried little Latournelle, looking round him.

young

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From this reading “Those two young men,” said Madame Latournelle, on the Saturday evening, “have no idea how many spies they have on their tracks.