Chapter IX
Sweep the room, Monsieur? And remove this medley? But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly. ‘And do you move. Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
Under the Red Robe
Chapter IX
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Sweep
the
room,
Monsieur?
And
remove
this
medley?
But
M.
le
Capitaine--’
‘The
Captain
is
in
the
village,’
I
replied
Sternly.
‘And
do
you
move.
Move,
man,
and
the
thing
will
be
done
while
you
are
talking
about
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Sweep
the
room,
Monsieur?
Line 2
And
remove
this
medley?
Line 3
But
M.
le
Capitaine--’
‘The
Captain
is
in
the
village,’
I
replied
Sternly.
Line 4
‘And
do
you
move.
Line 5
Move,
man,
and
the
thing
will
be
done
while
you
are
talking
about
it.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And remove this medley?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
Capitaine
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From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘And do you move.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
le
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M
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man
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From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
medley
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From this reading And remove this medley?
Monsieur
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From this reading Sweep the room, Monsieur?
move
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From this reading ‘And do you move.
remove
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From this reading And remove this medley?
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
room
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From this reading Sweep the room, Monsieur?
Sternly
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Sweep
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From this reading Sweep the room, Monsieur?
talking
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From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sweep the room, Monsieur?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And remove this medley?
village
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From this reading But M. le Capitaine--’ ‘The Captain is in the village,’ I replied Sternly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Move, man, and the thing will be done while you are talking about it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘And do you move.