Chapter XIII
"And do you catch all whom you please, like that?" "Nearly all." "Oh! So there are some who resist?" "Sometimes."
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Vol. 1
Chapter XIII
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"And
do
you
catch
all
whom
you
please,
like
that?"
"Nearly
all."
"Oh!
So
there
are
some
who
resist?"
"Sometimes."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
do
you
catch
all
whom
you
please,
like
that?"
Line 2
"Nearly
all."
Line 3
"Oh!
Line 4
So
there
are
some
who
resist?"
Line 5
"Sometimes."
Learner Dictionary
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Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sometimes."”
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all
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From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So there are some who resist?"
catch
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From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
like
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From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
Nearly
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From this reading "Nearly all."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!
please
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From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
resist
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From this reading So there are some who resist?"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So there are some who resist?"
some
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From this reading So there are some who resist?"
Sometimes
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From this reading "Sometimes."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
there
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From this reading So there are some who resist?"
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading So there are some who resist?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And do you catch all whom you please, like that?"