Chapter XIII
"How do you explain the letters?" "I can't explain them. We did not know of Fauville's jealousy. He kept it to himself. And then, again, why did he suspect us?
The Teeth of the Tiger
Chapter XIII
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"How
do
you
explain
the
letters?"
"I
can't
explain
them.
We
did
not
know
of
Fauville's
jealousy.
He
kept
it
to
himself.
And
then,
again,
why
did
he
suspect
us?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"How
do
you
explain
the
letters?"
Line 2
"I
can't
explain
them.
Line 3
We
did
not
know
of
Fauville's
jealousy.
Line 4
He
kept
it
to
himself.
Line 5
And
then,
again,
why
did
he
suspect
us?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then, again, why did he suspect us?”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He kept it to himself.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
can't
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From this reading "I can't explain them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
explain
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From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
Fauville's
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From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept it to himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He kept it to himself.
How
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From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't explain them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He kept it to himself.
jealousy
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From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
kept
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From this reading He kept it to himself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
letters
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From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
suspect
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From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I can't explain them.
then
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From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He kept it to himself.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
why
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From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"