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The Bath Keepers — Volume VII
The Bath Keepers — Volume VII

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Bath Keepers — Volume VII is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"
"You think I ain't in love with her, do you?
Well, that is where you are mistaken!
On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!
But she won't have me!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Bath Keepers — Volume VII

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Bath Keepers — Volume VII is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"
Line 2
"You think I ain't in love with her, do you?
Line 3
Well, that is where you are mistaken!
/wel ðæt ɪz wer juː ɑːr mɪˈsteɪkən/
Line 4
On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!
Line 5
But she won't have me!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

comrade noun US /ˈkɑːmræd/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading “"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"”

confidence noun US /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading “"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"”

contrary adjective US /ˈkɑːntreri/

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading “On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!”

cousin noun US /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"”

liked adjective US /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading “On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!”

mistaken adjective US /mɪˈsteɪkən/

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading “Well, that is where you are mistaken!”

mountains noun US /ˈmaʊntənz/

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading “"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"”

Paris noun US /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading “"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

go back verb + particle

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “"Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"”

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

ain't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You think I ain't in love with her, do you?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Well, that is where you are mistaken!

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she won't have me!

can't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

comradenounUS /ˈkɑːmræd/

a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

contraryadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːntreri/

very opposed in nature or character or purpose

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

Cédrille

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "You think I ain't in love with her, do you?

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

I'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Well, that is where you are mistaken!

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

LookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

marryverbUS /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But she won't have me!

Miretta

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

mistakenadjectiveUS /mɪˈsteɪkən/

wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment

From this reading Well, that is where you are mistaken!

mountainsnounUS /ˈmaʊntənz/

plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But she won't have me!

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Well, that is where you are mistaken!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading On the contrary, I love Miretta with all my heart, and I'd have liked right well to marry her!

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "You think I ain't in love with her, do you?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Well, that is where you are mistaken!

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Well, that is where you are mistaken!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

won't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But she won't have me!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Look you, comrade Cédrille, I am going to tell you something in confidence: you can't be in love with your cousin, as you leave her here in Paris and go back to your mountains!"

Chapter 6 of The Bath Keepers — Volume VII by Paul de Kock holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Young
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Odgard
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Really
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Approaching
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