Chapter I
AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC. "They've done it!" "What?" "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups." "What about it?"
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AUTHOR
OF
"ARSENE
LUPIN,"
"813,"
ETC.
"They've
done
it!"
"What?"
"The
German
frontier-post ...
at
the
circus
of
the
Butte-aux-Loups."
"What
about
it?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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AUTHOR
OF
"ARSENE
LUPIN,"
"813,"
ETC.
Line 2
"They've
done
it!"
Line 3
"What?"
/wʌt/
Line 4
"The
German
frontier-post ...
at
the
circus
of
the
Butte-aux-Loups."
Line 5
"What
about
it?"
/wʌt əˈbaʊt ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What about it?"”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They've done it!"”
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813
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about it?"
ARSENE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
Butte-aux-Loups
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From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
circus
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From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They've done it!"
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
frontier-post
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From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
German
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From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They've done it!"
LUPIN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ARSENE LUPIN," "813," ETC.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The German frontier-post ... at the circus of the Butte-aux-Loups."
They've
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From this reading "They've done it!"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"