Chapter IV
“Like the ice in which they put champagne.” Gyp smiled; she could not help it. And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.” Gyp inclined her head. He looked at her steadily, and said: “It is true.
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“Like
the
ice
in
which
they
put
champagne.”
Gyp
smiled;
she
could
not
help
it.
And
suddenly
he
said:
“I
suppose
they
have
told
you
that
I
am
a
mauvais
sujet.”
Gyp
inclined
her
head.
He
looked
at
her
steadily,
and
said:
“It
is
true.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Like
the
ice
in
which
they
put
champagne.”
Line 2
Gyp
smiled;
she
could
not
help
it.
Line 3
And
suddenly
he
said:
“I
suppose
they
have
told
you
that
I
am
a
mauvais
sujet.”
Line 4
Gyp
inclined
her
head.
Line 5
He
looked
at
her
steadily,
and
said:
“It
is
true.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Gyp smiled; she could not help it.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.””
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gyp smiled; she could not help it.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at her steadily, and said: “It is true.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.””
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.””
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.””
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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 And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her steadily, and said: “It is true.
champagne
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From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gyp smiled; she could not help it.
Gyp
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From this reading Gyp smiled; she could not help it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
head
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From this reading Gyp inclined her head.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gyp smiled; she could not help it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gyp inclined her head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
ice
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From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
inclined
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From this reading Gyp inclined her head.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked at her steadily, and said: “It is true.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gyp smiled; she could not help it.
Like
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From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her steadily, and said: “It is true.
mauvais
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From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gyp smiled; she could not help it.
put
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From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
said
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From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gyp smiled; she could not help it.
smiled
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From this reading Gyp smiled; she could not help it.
steadily
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From this reading He looked at her steadily, and said: “It is true.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
sujet
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From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”
true
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From this reading He looked at her steadily, and said: “It is true.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Like the ice in which they put champagne.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And suddenly he said: “I suppose they have told you that I am a mauvais sujet.”