The long arm of Fantômas

Chapter V

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By Pierre Souvestre • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 5 of The long arm of Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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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DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

“What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

“Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.

I don’t care a hang; you’re a tremendous cute chap, that’s all I want to know; your patent of nobility you can leave with your ‘uncle,’ if that’s where you’ve deposited it, eh, my lad?”

“That’s where it is—or somewhere else, Monsieur Moche.”

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Archivist

/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter V Reading 1/45

The long arm of Fantômas

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of The long arm of Fantômas is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

Line 2

“What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

Line 3

“Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.

Line 4

Line 5

“That’s where it is—or somewhere else, Monsieur Moche.”

Learner Dictionary

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Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading ““Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.”

All words in this reading · 60

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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 I don’t care a hang; you’re a tremendous cute chap, that’s all I want to know; your patent of nobility you can leave with your ‘uncle,’ if that’s where you’ve deposited it, eh, my lad?”

all

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

birth

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

care

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certificate

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

chap

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cute

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deposited

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DISAPPOINTED

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

don't

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

else

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From this reading “That’s where it is—or somewhere else, Monsieur Moche.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.

hang

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HOPES

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

it's

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From this reading “Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.

know

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knowing

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

lad

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leave

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matter

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From this reading “What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading “Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.

means

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

Moche

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From this reading “What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

Monsieur

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From this reading “What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

name

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

nobility

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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

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

From this reading “Oh! for me, it’s nothing to me.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “That’s where it is—or somewhere else, Monsieur Moche.”

patent

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properly

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

quantity

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

somewhere

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From this reading “That’s where it is—or somewhere else, Monsieur Moche.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

that's

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there's

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

tremendous

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uncle

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unknown

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From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

want

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whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “What can that matter to you, Monsieur Moche?”

you're

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you've

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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading DISAPPOINTED HOPES “So your birth certificate is an unknown quantity, eh? and there’s no means of knowing what your name properly is?”

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