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Ramuntcho

Chapter XV

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The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.
It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.
Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.
In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.
Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ramuntcho

Chapter XV

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

Line 1
The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.
Line 2
It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.
Line 3
Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.
Line 4
In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.
Line 5
Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

Learner Dictionary

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

Born noun US /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

Directly noun US /ˈdirectly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.”

Memory noun US /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.”

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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 It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

affairs

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

angelus

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

Arrochkoa

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

Bayonne

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

bornnounUS /born/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

brigadier

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

bring

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

Burguetta

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

carriage

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

customs

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

Dargaignaratz

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

day

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

deep

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

departure

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

Detcharry

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

drive

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

early

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

Erribiague

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

far

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

father

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

festival

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

Florentino

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

following

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

French

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

Friday

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

go

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

goes

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

gorge

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

Gracieuse

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

hand

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

high

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

leave

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

lived

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

Madame

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

months

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

mother

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

mountain

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

night

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

noon

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

organized

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

Pantchita

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

place

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

Ramuntcho

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

region

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

retained

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

roundabout

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

route

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

Saint-Jean-de-Luz

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

settle

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

shady

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

situated

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

smuggling

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

spent

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

summits

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

Sunday

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

there

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

together

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

too

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From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

train

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

turn

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

very

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From this reading It is situated very far, in a shady region, at the turn of a deep gorge, at the foot of very high summits.

village

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From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

way

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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Arrochkoa was born there and he had spent there the first months of his life, in the time when his father lived there as a brigadier of the French customs; but he had left too early to have retained the least memory of it.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading The next day, Friday, was organized the departure for this village where the festival was to take place on the following Sunday.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

whip

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From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino, who have to settle smuggling affairs at Saint-Jean-de-Luz, go by a roundabout way which will bring them to Erribiague at night, on the train which goes from Bayonne to Burguetta.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In the little Detcharry carriage, Gracieuse, Pantchita and, with a long whip in her hand, Madame Dargaignaratz, her mother, who is to drive, leave together at the noon angelus to go over there directly by the mountain route.