Chapter V
"Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?" He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment: "We had better not speak of her." "Why? She was a dear little woman."
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1
Chapter V
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"Do
you
know
what
has
become
of
little
Chali,
whom
the
rajah
gave
me?"
He
immediately
assumed
a
sad
and
troubled
look,
and
said,
in
evident
embarrassment:
"We
had
better
not
speak
of
her."
"Why?
She
was
a
dear
little
woman."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Do
you
know
what
has
become
of
little
Chali,
whom
the
rajah
gave
me?"
Line 2
He
immediately
assumed
a
sad
and
troubled
look,
and
said,
in
evident
embarrassment:
Line 3
"We
had
better
not
speak
of
her."
Line 4
"Why?
Line 5
She
was
a
dear
little
woman."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We had better not speak of her."”
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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 He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
assumed
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From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
become
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better
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From this reading "We had better not speak of her."
Chali
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dear
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From this reading She was a dear little woman."
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
embarrassment
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From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
evident
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From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
gave
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From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We had better not speak of her."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We had better not speak of her."
immediately
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From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We had better not speak of her."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
rajah
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From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
sad
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From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
said
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From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a dear little woman."
speak
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From this reading "We had better not speak of her."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
troubled
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From this reading He immediately assumed a sad and troubled look, and said, in evident embarrassment:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a dear little woman."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We had better not speak of her."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"
Why
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From this reading "Why?
woman
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From this reading She was a dear little woman."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know what has become of little Chali, whom the rajah gave me?"