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The Mischief-Maker
The Mischief-Maker

Chapter XXIII

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WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
"My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
We have finished with all that.
I am a Bohemian.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mischief-Maker

Chapter XXIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.
Line 2
At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.
Line 3
"My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.
Line 4
We have finished with all that.
Line 5
I am a Bohemian.

Learner Dictionary

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

Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We have finished with all that.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.”

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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 am a Bohemian.

absolutely

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

all

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From this reading We have finished with all that.

allow

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am a Bohemian.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

Anne

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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

Bohemian

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From this reading I am a Bohemian.

dear

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From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.

declared

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From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.

declined

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

escort

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

finished

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From this reading We have finished with all that.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

half-past

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have finished with all that.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

home

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I am a Bohemian.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.

JULIEN

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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.

natural

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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

new

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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

ridiculous

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From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.

rose

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

stubbornness

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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

supper

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

table

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We have finished with all that.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My dear Julien," she declared, "the thing is ridiculous.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

twelve

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From this reading At half-past twelve she rose from the supper table and declined absolutely to allow Julien to escort her home.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have finished with all that.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We have finished with all that.

WORK

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From this reading WORK FOR JULIEN The new Anne had not forgotten her natural stubbornness.