Chapter CCCVII
They flocked round Gavroche. But he had no time to tell anything. Marius drew him aside with a shudder. “What are you doing here?” “Hullo!” said the child, “what are you doing here yourself?”
Les Misérables
Chapter CCCVII
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They
flocked
round
Gavroche.
But
he
had
no
time
to
tell
anything.
Marius
drew
him
aside
with
a
shudder.
“What
are
you
doing
here?”
“Hullo!”
said
the
child,
“what
are
you
doing
here
yourself?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
flocked
round
Gavroche.
Line 2
But
he
had
no
time
to
tell
anything.
/bʌt hiː hæd noʊ time tuː tell ˈeniθɪŋ/
Line 3
Marius
drew
him
aside
with
a
shudder.
Line 4
“What
are
you
doing
here?”
Line 5
“Hullo!”
said
the
child,
“what
are
you
doing
here
yourself?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “But he had no time to tell anything.”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marius drew him aside with a shudder.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What are you doing here?””
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had no time to tell anything.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had no time to tell anything.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Hullo!” said the child, “what are you doing here yourself?””
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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 Marius drew him aside with a shudder.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you doing here?”
aside
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From this reading Marius drew him aside with a shudder.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
child
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From this reading “Hullo!” said the child, “what are you doing here yourself?”
doing
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From this reading “What are you doing here?”
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marius drew him aside with a shudder.
flocked
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From this reading They flocked round Gavroche.
Gavroche
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From this reading They flocked round Gavroche.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you doing here?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marius drew him aside with a shudder.
Hullo
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From this reading “Hullo!” said the child, “what are you doing here yourself?”
Marius
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From this reading Marius drew him aside with a shudder.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
round
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From this reading They flocked round Gavroche.
said
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From this reading “Hullo!” said the child, “what are you doing here yourself?”
shudder
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From this reading Marius drew him aside with a shudder.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hullo!” said the child, “what are you doing here yourself?”
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They flocked round Gavroche.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But he had no time to tell anything.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you doing here?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marius drew him aside with a shudder.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you doing here?”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Hullo!” said the child, “what are you doing here yourself?”