Chapter XIII
“You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence. “Yes,” I answered mechanically. “Where is Marguerite?” “At home.” “Alone?”
Camille (La Dame Aux Camilias)
Chapter XIII
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“You
have
come
almost
as
quickly
as
we,”
said
Prudence.
“Yes,”
I
answered
mechanically.
“Where
is
Marguerite?”
“At
home.”
“Alone?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
have
come
almost
as
quickly
as
we,”
said
Prudence.
Line 2
“Yes,”
I
answered
mechanically.
Line 3
“Where
is
Marguerite?”
Line 4
“At
home.”
Line 5
“Alone?”
/alone/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Alone?””
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” I answered mechanically.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.”
Mechanically
noun
US /ˈmechanically/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” I answered mechanically.”
All words in this reading · 19
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almost
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From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alone?”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” I answered mechanically.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At home.”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
home
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From this reading “At home.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes,” I answered mechanically.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Marguerite?”
Marguerite
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From this reading “Where is Marguerite?”
mechanically
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From this reading “Yes,” I answered mechanically.
Prudence
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From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
quickly
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From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
said
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From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Marguerite?”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” I answered mechanically.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have come almost as quickly as we,” said Prudence.