Chapter I
THE BLUE-EDGED LABEL "Arsène Lupin!" Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air. They rang within him like a knell. Arsène Lupin! The great, the formidable Arsène Lupin.
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THE
BLUE-EDGED
LABEL
"Arsène
Lupin!"
Gourel
repeated
these
two
fateful
words
with
an
absolutely
petrified
air.
They
rang
within
him
like
a
knell.
Arsène
Lupin!
The
great,
the
formidable
Arsène
Lupin.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
BLUE-EDGED
LABEL
"Arsène
Lupin!"
Line 2
Gourel
repeated
these
two
fateful
words
with
an
absolutely
petrified
air.
Line 3
They
rang
within
him
like
a
knell.
Line 4
Arsène
Lupin!
Line 5
The
great,
the
formidable
Arsène
Lupin.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Formidable
adjective
US /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading “The great, the formidable Arsène Lupin.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great, the formidable Arsène Lupin.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “They rang within him like a knell.”
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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 They rang within him like a knell.
absolutely
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From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
air
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From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
Arsène
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From this reading THE BLUE-EDGED LABEL "Arsène Lupin!"
BLUE-EDGED
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From this reading THE BLUE-EDGED LABEL "Arsène Lupin!"
fateful
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From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The great, the formidable Arsène Lupin.
Gourel
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From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great, the formidable Arsène Lupin.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They rang within him like a knell.
knell
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From this reading They rang within him like a knell.
LABEL
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From this reading THE BLUE-EDGED LABEL "Arsène Lupin!"
like
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From this reading They rang within him like a knell.
Lupin
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petrified
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From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
rang
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From this reading They rang within him like a knell.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE-EDGED LABEL "Arsène Lupin!"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rang within him like a knell.
two
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From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They rang within him like a knell.
words
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From this reading Gourel repeated these two fateful words with an absolutely petrified air.