Chapter XIV
"From Saint-Brieuc!" she repeated. "Then you are a Breton? Oh! I do not like the Bretons. They are obstinate and dirty."
A Chambermaid's Diary
Chapter XIV
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"From
Saint-Brieuc!"
she
repeated.
"Then
you
are
a
Breton?
Oh!
I
do
not
like
the
Bretons.
They
are
obstinate
and
dirty."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"From
Saint-Brieuc!"
she
repeated.
Line 2
"Then
you
are
a
Breton?
Line 3
Oh!
Line 4
I
do
not
like
the
Bretons.
Line 5
They
are
obstinate
and
dirty."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"From Saint-Brieuc!" she repeated.”
All words in this reading · 20
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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 "Then you are a Breton?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are obstinate and dirty."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then you are a Breton?
Breton
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From this reading "Then you are a Breton?
Bretons
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From this reading I do not like the Bretons.
dirty
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From this reading They are obstinate and dirty."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not like the Bretons.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From Saint-Brieuc!" she repeated.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not like the Bretons.
like
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From this reading I do not like the Bretons.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not like the Bretons.
obstinate
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From this reading They are obstinate and dirty."
Oh
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From this reading Oh!
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From Saint-Brieuc!" she repeated.
Saint-Brieuc
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From this reading "From Saint-Brieuc!" she repeated.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "From Saint-Brieuc!" she repeated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not like the Bretons.
Then
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From this reading "Then you are a Breton?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are obstinate and dirty."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you are a Breton?