Chapter V
A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M. “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres. We shall leave here at midnight. Do not come, for we have told no one. But pity me and think of me.
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Chapter V
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A
WILLING
ENVOY
“Paris,
July
20,
11
P.
M.
“MY
FRIEND:
My
mother
has
just
died
at
Roncieres.
We
shall
leave
here
at
midnight.
Do
not
come,
for
we
have
told
no
one.
But
pity
me
and
think
of
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
WILLING
ENVOY
“Paris,
July
20,
11
P.
M.
Line 2
“MY
FRIEND:
My
mother
has
just
died
at
Roncieres.
Line 3
We
shall
leave
here
at
midnight.
Line 4
Do
not
come,
for
we
have
told
no
one.
/duː nɑːt come fɔːr wiː hæv told noʊ wʌn/
Line 5
But
pity
me
and
think
of
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not come, for we have told no one.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Do not come, for we have told no one.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall leave here at midnight.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Do not come, for we have told no one.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall leave here at midnight.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But pity me and think of me.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do not come, for we have told no one.”
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11
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20
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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 A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
died
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Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
ENVOY
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
FRIEND
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
July
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just
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leave
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M
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
midnight
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From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
mother
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MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
P
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Paris
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pity
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Roncieres
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shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
WILLING
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From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.