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Chapter XXXIII

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Qui suis-je, moi qu’on accuse?
Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.
--“Discours de Robespierre, 8 Thermidor.”
(Who am I,--_I_ whom they accuse?
A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/71 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Qui suis-je, moi qu’on accuse?
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Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.
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--“Discours de Robespierre, 8 Thermidor.”
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(Who am I,--_I_ whom they accuse?
Line 5
A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Liberty noun US /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading “A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)”

All words in this reading · 30

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8

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From this reading --“Discours de Robespierre, 8 Thermidor.”

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

accuse

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From this reading Qui suis-je, moi qu’on accuse?

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading (Who am I,--_I_ whom they accuse?

de

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

Discours

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From this reading --“Discours de Robespierre, 8 Thermidor.”

esclave

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading (Who am I,--_I_ whom they accuse?

la

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

Liberte

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

LibertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

living

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From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

martyr

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

moi

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From this reading Qui suis-je, moi qu’on accuse?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

qu'on

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Qui

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From this reading Qui suis-je, moi qu’on accuse?

Republic

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From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

Republique

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

Robespierre

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From this reading --“Discours de Robespierre, 8 Thermidor.”

slave

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From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

suis-je

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From this reading Qui suis-je, moi qu’on accuse?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A slave of Liberty,--a living martyr for the Republic.)

Thermidor

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From this reading --“Discours de Robespierre, 8 Thermidor.”

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (Who am I,--_I_ whom they accuse?

Un

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

vivant

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From this reading Un esclave de la Liberte, un martyr vivant de la Republique.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading (Who am I,--_I_ whom they accuse?

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading (Who am I,--_I_ whom they accuse?