Chapter XXXIV
“The other person is Madame Marneffe.” “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve. “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.” “Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin. “How far have they got?”
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Chapter XXXIV
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“The
other
person
is
Madame
Marneffe.”
“I
do
not
know,”
said
Madame
de
Saint-Esteve.
“But
within
three
days
I
will
be
in
a
position
to
count
her
shifts.”
“Can
you
hinder
the
marriage?”
asked
Victorin.
“How
far
have
they
got?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“The
other
person
is
Madame
Marneffe.”
Line 2
“I
do
not
know,”
said
Madame
de
Saint-Esteve.
Line 3
“But
within
three
days
I
will
be
in
a
position
to
count
her
shifts.”
Line 4
“Can
you
hinder
the
marriage?”
asked
Victorin.
Line 5
“How
far
have
they
got?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““How far have they got?””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ““But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.””
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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 “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin.
count
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From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
days
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From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
de
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From this reading “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.
far
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From this reading “How far have they got?”
got
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From this reading “How far have they got?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How far have they got?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
hinder
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From this reading “Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin.
How
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From this reading “How far have they got?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The other person is Madame Marneffe.”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.
Madame
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From this reading “The other person is Madame Marneffe.”
Marneffe
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From this reading “The other person is Madame Marneffe.”
marriage
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From this reading “Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.
other
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From this reading “The other person is Madame Marneffe.”
person
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From this reading “The other person is Madame Marneffe.”
position
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From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
said
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From this reading “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.
Saint-Esteve
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From this reading “I do not know,” said Madame de Saint-Esteve.
shifts
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From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The other person is Madame Marneffe.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How far have they got?”
three
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From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
Victorin
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From this reading “Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “But within three days I will be in a position to count her shifts.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can you hinder the marriage?” asked Victorin.