Chapter XVIII
“Well?” “I am not at home to anybody!” “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!” “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion. “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
Cousin Pons
Chapter XVIII
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“Well?”
“I
am
not
at
home
to
anybody!”
“Eh!
bless
your
life,
there’s
no
need
to
say
that!”
“She
is
my
old
nurse,”
the
lawyer
said
in
some
confusion.
“And
she
has
not
recovered
her
figure
yet,”
remarked
the
heroine
of
the
Halles.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well?”
Line 2
“I
am
not
at
home
to
anybody!”
Line 3
“Eh!
bless
your
life,
there’s
no
need
to
say
that!”
Line 4
“She
is
my
old
nurse,”
the
lawyer
said
in
some
confusion.
Line 5
“And
she
has
not
recovered
her
figure
yet,”
remarked
the
heroine
of
the
Halles.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading ““I am not at home to anybody!””
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!””
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well?””
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ““And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not at home to anybody!”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “I am not at home to anybody!”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I am not at home to anybody!”
bless
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From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
confusion
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From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
Eh
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From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
figure
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From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
Halles
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From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
heroine
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From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
home
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From this reading “I am not at home to anybody!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not at home to anybody!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
lawyer
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From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am not at home to anybody!”
nurse
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From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
old
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From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
recovered
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From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
remarked
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From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
said
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From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
say
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From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
some
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From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She is my old nurse,” the lawyer said in some confusion.
there's
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From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am not at home to anybody!”
Well
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From this reading “Well?”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “And she has not recovered her figure yet,” remarked the heroine of the Halles.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Eh! bless your life, there’s no need to say that!”