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Beatrix

Chapter XXXIV

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“No one.”
At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Beatrix

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“No one.”
/noʊ wʌn/
Line 2
At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.
Line 3
A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.
Line 4
Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.
Line 5
Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

Learner Dictionary

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

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.”

Handsome noun US /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ““No one.””

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.”

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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 real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

Arthur

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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

audacious

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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

Beatrix

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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

behaved

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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

bowed

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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

butterfly

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

Calyste

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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

Caudine

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Charles-Edouard

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clever

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

Comte

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de

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

descends

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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

falsehood

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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

forks

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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

head

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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

la

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

larva

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

love

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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

Madame

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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

meannesses

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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No one.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “No one.”

Palferine

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

place

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

real

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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

Rusticoli

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

Sabine

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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

Schontz

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From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

sublime

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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

submission

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From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At that audacious falsehood Arthur bowed his head; he passed beneath the Caudine forks of submission.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

times

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From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A real love descends at times to these sublime meannesses.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

transition

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

week

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Arthur behaved with Madame Schontz as Sabine with Calyste, and Calyste with Beatrix.

WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.

young

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From this reading Within a week the transition from larva to butterfly took place in the young, handsome, and clever Charles-Edouard, Comte Rusticoli de la Palferine.