Chapter XVIII
‘Good-bye, you hussy! A pleasant journey to you! Go back to your mates the wolves! A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’ Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Chapter XVIII
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‘Good-bye,
you
hussy!
A
pleasant
journey
to
you!
Go
back
to
your
mates
the
wolves!
A
priest
is
no
fit
companion
for
such
as
you.’
Then,
looking
at
Abbé
Mouret,
he
growled:
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Good-bye,
you
hussy!
Line 2
A
pleasant
journey
to
you!
/ə pleasant ˈjourney tuː juː/
Line 3
Go
back
to
your
mates
the
wolves!
Line 4
A
priest
is
no
fit
companion
for
such
as
you.’
Line 5
Then,
looking
at
Abbé
Mouret,
he
growled:
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Growled
noun
US /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:”
Journey
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A pleasant journey to you!”
Mates
noun
US /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Go back to your mates the wolves!”
Pleasant
noun
US /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pleasant journey to you!”
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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 A pleasant journey to you!
Abbé
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From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
back
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From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
companion
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From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
fit
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From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
Go
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From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
Good-bye
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From this reading ‘Good-bye, you hussy!
growlednounUS /ˈgrowled/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
hussy
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From this reading ‘Good-bye, you hussy!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A pleasant journey to you!
looking
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From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
matesnounUS /mates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
Mouret
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From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pleasant journey to you!
priest
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From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
Then
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From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A pleasant journey to you!
wolves
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From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Good-bye, you hussy!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!