Chapter XII
THE SEVEN SCOUNDRELS "Will you see this gentleman, ma'am?" Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read: "André Beauny.
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Chapter XII
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THE
SEVEN
SCOUNDRELS
"Will
you
see
this
gentleman,
ma'am?"
Dolores
Kesselbach
took
the
card
from
the
footman
and
read:
"André
Beauny.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
SEVEN
SCOUNDRELS
"Will
you
see
this
gentleman,
ma'am?"
Line 2
Dolores
Kesselbach
took
the
card
from
the
footman
and
read:
Line 3
"André
Beauny.
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Learner Dictionary
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Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE SEVEN SCOUNDRELS "Will you see this gentleman, ma'am?"”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read:”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read:
André
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From this reading "André Beauny.
Beauny
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From this reading "André Beauny.
card
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From this reading Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read:
Dolores
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footman
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read:
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SEVEN SCOUNDRELS "Will you see this gentleman, ma'am?"
Kesselbach
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From this reading Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read:
ma'am
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read
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From this reading Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read:
SCOUNDRELS
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see
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SEVEN
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVEN SCOUNDRELS "Will you see this gentleman, ma'am?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE SEVEN SCOUNDRELS "Will you see this gentleman, ma'am?"
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolores Kesselbach took the card from the footman and read:
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE SEVEN SCOUNDRELS "Will you see this gentleman, ma'am?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE SEVEN SCOUNDRELS "Will you see this gentleman, ma'am?"