Chapter XL
“LORD L’ESTRANGE, noble friend!” “You!--and here--Violante? Is it I whom you seek? For what? Good heavens! what has happened?
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Chapter XL
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“LORD
L’ESTRANGE,
noble
friend!”
“You!--and
here--Violante?
Is
it
I
whom
you
seek?
For
what?
Good
heavens!
what
has
happened?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“LORD
L’ESTRANGE,
noble
friend!”
Line 2
“You!--and
here--Violante?
Line 3
Is
it
I
whom
you
seek?
Line 4
For
what?
/fɔːr wʌt/
Line 5
Good
heavens!
what
has
happened?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good heavens! what has happened?”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Good heavens! what has happened?”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You!--and here--Violante?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You!--and here--Violante?
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what?
friend
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From this reading “LORD L’ESTRANGE, noble friend!”
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good heavens! what has happened?
happened
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From this reading Good heavens! what has happened?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Good heavens! what has happened?
heavens
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From this reading Good heavens! what has happened?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You!--and here--Violante?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is it I whom you seek?
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it I whom you seek?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it I whom you seek?
L'ESTRANGE
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From this reading “LORD L’ESTRANGE, noble friend!”
LORD
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From this reading “LORD L’ESTRANGE, noble friend!”
noble
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From this reading “LORD L’ESTRANGE, noble friend!”
seek
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From this reading Is it I whom you seek?
Violante
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From this reading “You!--and here--Violante?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what?
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Is it I whom you seek?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You!--and here--Violante?