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Pelham — Volume 01
Pelham — Volume 01

Chapter VIII

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Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.
--Moliere.
I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.
Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.
Lord Vincent meditated an excursion to Paris.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pelham — Volume 01

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.
Line 2
--Moliere.
Line 3
I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.
Line 4
Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.
Line 5
Lord Vincent meditated an excursion to Paris.

Learner Dictionary

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

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.”

All words in this reading · 36

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also

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

ciel

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

d

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

en

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

excursion

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From this reading Lord Vincent meditated an excursion to Paris.

Garrett

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From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

going

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

H

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

invitation

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

joie

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

Jusqu'au

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

Lady

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

le

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

Lord

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From this reading Lord Vincent meditated an excursion to Paris.

meditated

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From this reading Lord Vincent meditated an excursion to Paris.

Moliere

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From this reading --Moliere.

now

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From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

Paris

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From this reading Lord Vincent meditated an excursion to Paris.

Park

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From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

pretty

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From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

revoir

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

Roseville

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

t

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From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

tienne

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.

tous

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

tried

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From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

Vincent

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From this reading Lord Vincent meditated an excursion to Paris.

vous

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From this reading Jusqu'au revoir le ciel vous tienne tous en joie.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

well

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From this reading I was now pretty well tried of Garrett Park.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Lady Roseville was going to H--t--d, where I also had an invitation.