Chapter VI
"You are perfectly right, Monseigneur! It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France! I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better! Your reproach is grand,--and just! I accept it, and ask your pardon!"
The Master-Christian
Chapter VI
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"You
are
perfectly
right,
Monseigneur!
It
IS
shame
to
me!--and
to
the
priesthood
of
France!
I
am
no
worse
than
the
rest
of
my
class,--but
I
am
certainly
no
better!
Your
reproach
is
grand,--and
just!
I
accept
it,
and
ask
your
pardon!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
are
perfectly
right,
Monseigneur!
Line 2
It
IS
shame
to
me!--and
to
the
priesthood
of
France!
Line 3
I
am
no
worse
than
the
rest
of
my
class,--but
I
am
certainly
no
better!
Line 4
Your
reproach
is
grand,--and
just!
Line 5
I
accept
it,
and
ask
your
pardon!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are perfectly right, Monseigneur!”
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accept
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From this reading I accept it, and ask your pardon!"
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are perfectly right, Monseigneur!
ask
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From this reading I accept it, and ask your pardon!"
better
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From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
certainly
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From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
class
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From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
France
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From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
grand
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From this reading Your reproach is grand,--and just!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
just
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From this reading Your reproach is grand,--and just!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
Monseigneur
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From this reading "You are perfectly right, Monseigneur!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
pardon
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From this reading I accept it, and ask your pardon!"
perfectly
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From this reading "You are perfectly right, Monseigneur!
priesthood
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From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
reproach
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From this reading Your reproach is grand,--and just!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are perfectly right, Monseigneur!
shame
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From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It IS shame to me!--and to the priesthood of France!
worse
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From this reading I am no worse than the rest of my class,--but I am certainly no better!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are perfectly right, Monseigneur!
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your reproach is grand,--and just!