Chapter II
François St. Cyr is a Frenchman. He is absent two years from La Belle France. He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square. They love each other like birds. Yet François St. Cyr is gay, and little Bebe is jealous.
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François
St.
Cyr
is
a
Frenchman.
He
is
absent
two
years
from
La
Belle
France.
He
and
his
little
wife,
Bebe,
live
not
far
from
Washington
Square.
They
love
each
other
like
birds.
Yet
François
St.
Cyr
is
gay,
and
little
Bebe
is
jealous.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
François
St.
Cyr
is
a
Frenchman.
Line 2
He
is
absent
two
years
from
La
Belle
France.
Line 3
He
and
his
little
wife,
Bebe,
live
not
far
from
Washington
Square.
Line 4
They
love
each
other
like
birds.
Line 5
Yet
François
St.
Cyr
is
gay,
and
little
Bebe
is
jealous.
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet François St. Cyr is gay, and little Bebe is jealous.”
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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 François St. Cyr is a Frenchman.
absent
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From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
Bebe
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From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
Belle
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From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
birds
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From this reading They love each other like birds.
Cyr
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From this reading François St. Cyr is a Frenchman.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They love each other like birds.
far
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From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
France
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From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
François
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Frenchman
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From this reading François St. Cyr is a Frenchman.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
gay
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading François St. Cyr is a Frenchman.
jealous
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From this reading Yet François St. Cyr is gay, and little Bebe is jealous.
La
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From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
like
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From this reading They love each other like birds.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
live
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From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
love
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From this reading They love each other like birds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
other
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From this reading They love each other like birds.
Square
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From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
St
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From this reading François St. Cyr is a Frenchman.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They love each other like birds.
two
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From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
Washington
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From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
wife
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From this reading He and his little wife, Bebe, live not far from Washington Square.
years
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From this reading He is absent two years from La Belle France.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet François St. Cyr is gay, and little Bebe is jealous.