Chapter X
"Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts. I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow." Heloise smiled incredulously. "Heloise von Nerac? She is not even pretty."
Saint Michael: A Romance
Chapter X
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"Then
let
me
advise
you
not
to
encourage
your
son's
intimacy
with
the
Clermonts.
I
hear
he
is
there
every
day,
and--Frau
von
Nerac
is
a
widow."
Heloise
smiled
incredulously.
"Heloise
von
Nerac?
She
is
not
even
pretty."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Then
let
me
advise
you
not
to
encourage
your
son's
intimacy
with
the
Clermonts.
Line 2
I
hear
he
is
there
every
day,
and--Frau
von
Nerac
is
a
widow."
Line 3
Heloise
smiled
incredulously.
Line 4
"Heloise
von
Nerac?
Line 5
She
is
not
even
pretty."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She is not even pretty."”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.”
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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 I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
advise
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From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
Clermonts
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From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
day
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From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
encourage
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From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is not even pretty."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
Frau
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From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
Heloise
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From this reading Heloise smiled incredulously.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
incredulously
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From this reading Heloise smiled incredulously.
intimacy
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From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
Nerac
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From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
pretty
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From this reading She is not even pretty."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is not even pretty."
smiled
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From this reading Heloise smiled incredulously.
son's
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From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
Then
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From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
there
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From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
von
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From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
widow
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From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.