Chapter V
"WOLVES' HEADS." "'The devil take the Franks! Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!' Such is the cry of all Vagres. The Franks call us 'Wand'ring Men,' 'Wolves,' 'Wolves' Heads.'
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Chapter V
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"WOLVES'
HEADS."
"'The
devil
take
the
Franks!
Long
live
the
Vagrery
and
Old
Gaul!'
Such
is
the
cry
of
all
Vagres.
The
Franks
call
us
'Wand'ring
Men,'
'Wolves,'
'Wolves'
Heads.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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"WOLVES'
HEADS."
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"'The
devil
take
the
Franks!
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Long
live
the
Vagrery
and
Old
Gaul!'
Line 4
Such
is
the
cry
of
all
Vagres.
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The
Franks
call
us
'Wand'ring
Men,'
'Wolves,'
'Wolves'
Heads.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!'”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'The devil take the Franks!”
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all
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From this reading Such is the cry of all Vagres.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!'
call
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From this reading The Franks call us 'Wand'ring Men,' 'Wolves,' 'Wolves' Heads.'
cry
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From this reading Such is the cry of all Vagres.
devil
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From this reading "'The devil take the Franks!
Franks
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From this reading "'The devil take the Franks!
Gaul
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From this reading Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!'
HEADS
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From this reading "WOLVES' HEADS."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such is the cry of all Vagres.
live
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From this reading Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!'
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!'
Men
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From this reading The Franks call us 'Wand'ring Men,' 'Wolves,' 'Wolves' Heads.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such is the cry of all Vagres.
Old
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From this reading Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!'
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such is the cry of all Vagres.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'The devil take the Franks!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'The devil take the Franks!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Franks call us 'Wand'ring Men,' 'Wolves,' 'Wolves' Heads.'
Vagrery
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From this reading Long live the Vagrery and Old Gaul!'
Vagres
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From this reading Such is the cry of all Vagres.
Wand'ring
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From this reading The Franks call us 'Wand'ring Men,' 'Wolves,' 'Wolves' Heads.'
WOLVES
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From this reading "WOLVES' HEADS."