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A Mummer's Tale
A Mummer's Tale

Chapter V

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Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Mummer's Tale

Chapter V

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.
Line 2
She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.
Line 3
She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.
Line 4
She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.
Line 5
But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.

Learner Dictionary

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

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.”

Worn verb US /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading “She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.”

All words in this reading · 61

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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 Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

affected

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

Antibes

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

aunt

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.

Chevalier

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

despairing

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

despised

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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.

disturbed

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From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.

expression

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

face

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From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.

fatigue

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

fearing

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

Felicie

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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

fit

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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.

gentleness

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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

heard

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

high

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.

home

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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

imploring

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

lungs

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

man

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

manner

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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.

more

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

mother

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

once

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

out

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

passing

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

recollection

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From this reading But the recollection of that face and that voice disturbed her.

Returning

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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

road

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

saw

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

seen

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

spend

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

succumbed

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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

taken

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

tears

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From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Returning home, Felicie succumbed to a fit of tears.

tramps

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

tranquil

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From this reading She despised Chevalier for his gentleness and tranquil manner.

voice

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From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

wealthy

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

winter

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From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She saw Chevalier once more imploring her in a despairing voice with the look of a poor man.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading She had heard that voice and seen that expression when passing tramps, worn out with fatigue, on the high road, when her mother fearing that her lungs were affected, had taken her to spend the winter at Antibes with a wealthy aunt.