Chapter IV
"Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux. "It would be better for him not to find us here." "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture. "Why?" "You'll wake him up."
The Teeth of the Tiger
Chapter IV
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"Let's
go
away,"
said
Sergeant
Mazeroux.
"It
would
be
better
for
him
not
to
find
us
here."
"Hold
your
tongue!"
said
Don
Luis,
with
an
imperious
gesture.
"Why?"
"You'll
wake
him
up."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Let's
go
away,"
said
Sergeant
Mazeroux.
Line 2
"It
would
be
better
for
him
not
to
find
us
here."
Line 3
"Hold
your
tongue!"
said
Don
Luis,
with
an
imperious
gesture.
Line 4
"Why?"
Line 5
"You'll
wake
him
up."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It would be better for him not to find us here."”
Imperious
adj
US /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading “"Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.”
Tongue
noun
US /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would be better for him not to find us here."”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
away
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From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
better
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From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
Don
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From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
find
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From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
gesture
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From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
go
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From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
Hold
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From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
Let's
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From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
Luis
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From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
Mazeroux
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From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
said
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From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
Sergeant
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From this reading "Let's go away," said Sergeant Mazeroux.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
up
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From this reading "You'll wake him up."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
wake
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From this reading "You'll wake him up."
Why
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From this reading "Why?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be better for him not to find us here."
You'll
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From this reading "You'll wake him up."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hold your tongue!" said Don Luis, with an imperious gesture.