Chapter VII
Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done! How's that?” The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!” The two men landed. Labouise grasped the animal by the bridle.
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Chapter VII
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Chicot
exclaimed:
“I'll
give
you
five
francs
and
your
errand's
done!
How's
that?”
The
woman
considered
the
matter
for
a
second
and
then
exclaimed:
“Done!”
The
two
men
landed.
Labouise
grasped
the
animal
by
the
bridle.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Chicot
exclaimed:
“I'll
give
you
five
francs
and
your
errand's
done!
Line 2
How's
that?”
Line 3
The
woman
considered
the
matter
for
a
second
and
then
exclaimed:
“Done!”
Line 4
The
two
men
landed.
Line 5
Labouise
grasped
the
animal
by
the
bridle.
Learner Dictionary
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Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!”
Second
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!””
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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 The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
animal
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From this reading Labouise grasped the animal by the bridle.
bridle
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From this reading Labouise grasped the animal by the bridle.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Labouise grasped the animal by the bridle.
Chicot
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From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
considered
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From this reading The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
errand's
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From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
exclaimed
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From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
five
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From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
francs
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From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
give
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From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
grasped
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From this reading Labouise grasped the animal by the bridle.
How's
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From this reading How's that?”
I'll
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From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
Labouise
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From this reading Labouise grasped the animal by the bridle.
landed
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From this reading The two men landed.
matter
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From this reading The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
men
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From this reading The two men landed.
second
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From this reading The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How's that?”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
then
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From this reading The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
two
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From this reading The two men landed.
woman
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From this reading The woman considered the matter for a second and then exclaimed: “Done!”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Chicot exclaimed: “I'll give you five francs and your errand's done!