Chapter X
PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room. Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying: "Not in!... Philippe neither!... Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
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Chapter X
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PHILIPPE
TELLS
A
LIE
The
three
women
met
in
the
drawing-room.
Mme.
Morestal
walked
up
and
down
in
dismay,
hardly
knowing
what
she
was
saying:
"Not
in!...
Philippe
neither!...
Victor,
you
must
run ...
but
where
to?...
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
PHILIPPE
TELLS
A
LIE
The
three
women
met
in
the
drawing-room.
Line 2
Mme.
Morestal
walked
up
and
down
in
dismay,
hardly
knowing
what
she
was
saying:
Line 3
"Not
in!...
/nɑːt ɪn/
Line 4
Philippe
neither!...
Line 5
Victor,
you
must
run ...
but
where
to?...
Learner Dictionary
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Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Victor, you must run ... but where to?...”
Neither
determiner
US /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Philippe neither!...”
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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 PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
dismay
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down
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drawing-room
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hardly
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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knowing
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LIE
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met
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Mme
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Morestal
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Philippe neither!...
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in!...
PHILIPPE
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run
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saying
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
TELLS
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From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
three
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From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
up
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From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
Victor
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walked
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
women
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From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...