Chapter X
“Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!! Now, damme!—hiccup!—humph! If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop! _My_ soul, Mr.—humph!” “_Your_ soul, Monsieur Bon-Bon?”
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5
Chapter X
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“Only
think
of
a
hiccup!—fricasséed
shadow!!
Now,
damme!—hiccup!—humph!
If
_I_
would
have
been
such
a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
_My_
soul,
Mr.—humph!”
“_Your_
soul,
Monsieur
Bon-Bon?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Only
think
of
a
hiccup!—fricasséed
shadow!!
Line 2
Now,
damme!—hiccup!—humph!
Line 3
If
_I_
would
have
been
such
a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
Line 4
_My_
soul,
Mr.—humph!”
Line 5
“_Your_
soul,
Monsieur
Bon-Bon?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!”
Shadow
noun
US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading ““Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!”
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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 “Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
Bon-Bon
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From this reading “_Your_ soul, Monsieur Bon-Bon?”
damme
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From this reading Now, damme!—hiccup!—humph!
fricasséed
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From this reading “Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
hiccup
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From this reading “Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!
humph
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From this reading Now, damme!—hiccup!—humph!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
Monsieur
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From this reading “_Your_ soul, Monsieur Bon-Bon?”
Mr
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From this reading _My_ soul, Mr.—humph!”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _My_ soul, Mr.—humph!”
nincompoop
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From this reading If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
Now
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From this reading Now, damme!—hiccup!—humph!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!
Only
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From this reading “Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!
soul
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From this reading _My_ soul, Mr.—humph!”
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Only think of a hiccup!—fricasséed shadow!!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If _I_ would have been such a—hiccup!—nincompoop!
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_Your_ soul, Monsieur Bon-Bon?”