Chapter XXXIV
HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE. There was a moment’s silence. Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?” “Much, monseigneur.” “They have written to you?”
Chicot the Jester
Chapter XXXIV
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HOW
M.
LE
DUC
D’ANJOU
SIGNED,
AND
AFTER
HAVING
SIGNED,
SPOKE.
There
was
a
moment’s
silence.
Then
the
duke
said:
“Well,
M.
le
Comte,
what
have
you
to
say
to
me
from
the
Duc
de
Guise?”
“Much,
monseigneur.”
“They
have
written
to
you?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HOW
M.
LE
DUC
D’ANJOU
SIGNED,
AND
AFTER
HAVING
SIGNED,
SPOKE.
Line 2
There
was
a
moment’s
silence.
Line 3
Then
the
duke
said:
“Well,
M.
le
Comte,
what
have
you
to
say
to
me
from
the
Duc
de
Guise?”
Line 4
“Much,
monseigneur.”
Line 5
“They
have
written
to
you?”
Learner Dictionary
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AFTER
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?””
HAVING
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a moment’s silence.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?””
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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 There was a moment’s silence.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
Comte
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D'ANJOU
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de
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DUC
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duke
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
Guise
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From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
HAVINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
HOW
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From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
LE
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From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
M
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From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
moment's
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
monseigneur
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From this reading “Much, monseigneur.”
Much
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From this reading “Much, monseigneur.”
said
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From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
say
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From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
SIGNED
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From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
SPOKE
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From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
Then
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From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
There
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From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have written to you?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
Well
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From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
written
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From this reading “They have written to you?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”