Chapter XXIII
OFFICIAL OPINIONS "Well, M. Vicart?" "Well, M. Annion, that's all." "That's all!" replied M. Annion. "That's nothing! We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
A Royal Prisoner
Chapter XXIII
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OFFICIAL
OPINIONS
"Well,
M.
Vicart?"
"Well,
M.
Annion,
that's
all."
"That's
all!"
replied
M.
Annion.
"That's
nothing!
We've
been
talking
for
a
quarter
of
an
hour
without
getting
anywhere
or
reaching
any
conclusion."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OFFICIAL
OPINIONS
"Well,
M.
Vicart?"
Line 2
"Well,
M.
Annion,
that's
all."
Line 3
"That's
all!"
replied
M.
Annion.
Line 4
"That's
nothing!
Line 5
We've
been
talking
for
a
quarter
of
an
hour
without
getting
anywhere
or
reaching
any
conclusion."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"That's nothing!”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's all!" replied M. Annion.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OFFICIAL OPINIONS "Well, M. Vicart?"”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."”
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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 We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
all
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From this reading "Well, M. Annion, that's all."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
Annion
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From this reading "Well, M. Annion, that's all."
any
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
anywhere
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
conclusion
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
getting
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
hour
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
M
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From this reading OFFICIAL OPINIONS "Well, M. Vicart?"
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "That's nothing!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
OFFICIAL
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From this reading OFFICIAL OPINIONS "Well, M. Vicart?"
OPINIONS
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From this reading OFFICIAL OPINIONS "Well, M. Vicart?"
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
quarter
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
reaching
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's all!" replied M. Annion.
talking
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
that's
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From this reading "Well, M. Annion, that's all."
Vicart
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From this reading OFFICIAL OPINIONS "Well, M. Vicart?"
We've
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From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."
Well
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From this reading OFFICIAL OPINIONS "Well, M. Vicart?"
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading We've been talking for a quarter of an hour without getting anywhere or reaching any conclusion."