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The Forty-Five Guardsmen
The Forty-Five Guardsmen

Chapter IX

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THE TWO FRIENDS.
When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
"Good-morning," said Chicot.
"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
"Did you think me dead?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Forty-Five Guardsmen

Chapter IX

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE TWO FRIENDS.
Line 2
When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
Line 3
"Good-morning," said Chicot.
Line 4
"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
Line 5
"Did you think me dead?"
/dɪd juː think miː dead/

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Did you think me dead?"”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Did you think me dead?"”

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

Ah

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From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

appear

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From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

bent

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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

Chicot

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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Did you think me dead?"

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

entered

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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

FRIENDS

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From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.

Good-morning

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From this reading "Good-morning," said Chicot.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

head

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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Did you think me dead?"

merely

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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

prior

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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

rise

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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

said

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From this reading "Good-morning," said Chicot.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.

there

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

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Did you think me dead?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."

TWO

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From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."