Chapter XXXIX
"And the Bavarian?" Claude asked David later. The story had become so complicated he could not follow it. "He justified her, and promptly. He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.
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Chapter XXXIX
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"And
the
Bavarian?"
Claude
asked
David
later.
The
story
had
become
so
complicated
he
could
not
follow
it.
"He
justified
her,
and
promptly.
He
took
the
same
pistol
and
shot
himself
through
the
temples.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
the
Bavarian?"
Line 2
Claude
asked
David
later.
Line 3
The
story
had
become
so
complicated
he
could
not
follow
it.
Line 4
"He
justified
her,
and
promptly.
Line 5
He
took
the
same
pistol
and
shot
himself
through
the
temples.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Claude asked David later.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the Bavarian?"
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claude asked David later.
Bavarian
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From this reading "And the Bavarian?"
become
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From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
Claude
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From this reading Claude asked David later.
complicated
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From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
David
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From this reading Claude asked David later.
follow
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From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He justified her, and promptly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
justified
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From this reading "He justified her, and promptly.
later
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From this reading Claude asked David later.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
pistol
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From this reading He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.
promptly
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From this reading "He justified her, and promptly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.
shot
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From this reading He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
story
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From this reading The story had become so complicated he could not follow it.
temples
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From this reading He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the Bavarian?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the same pistol and shot himself through the temples.