Chapter VI
I found Armand in bed. On seeing me he held out a burning hand. “You are feverish,” I said to him. “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.” “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
Camille (La Dame Aux Camilias)
Chapter VI
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I
found
Armand
in
bed.
On
seeing
me
he
held
out
a
burning
hand.
“You
are
feverish,”
I
said
to
him.
“It
is
nothing,
the
fatigue
of
a
rapid
journey;
that
is
all.”
“You
have
been
to
see
Marguerite’s
sister?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
found
Armand
in
bed.
Line 2
On
seeing
me
he
held
out
a
burning
hand.
Line 3
“You
are
feverish,”
I
said
to
him.
Line 4
“It
is
nothing,
the
fatigue
of
a
rapid
journey;
that
is
all.”
Line 5
“You
have
been
to
see
Marguerite’s
sister?”
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 ““You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?””
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found Armand in bed.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On seeing me he held out a burning hand.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?””
Journey
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.””
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.””
Seeing
noun
US /seeing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On seeing me he held out a burning hand.”
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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 On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
all
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From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
Armand
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From this reading I found Armand in bed.
bed
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From this reading I found Armand in bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
burning
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From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
fatigue
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feverish
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From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
hand
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From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
held
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From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
Marguerite's
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From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
out
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From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
rapid
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From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
said
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From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
see
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From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
seeing
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From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
sister
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From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.