Chapter IV
“So that the cigar....” “Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.” “And the letters?” “Written by me.” “And the mysterious correspondent?”
The Arrest of Arsène Lupin
Chapter IV
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“So
that
the
cigar....”
“Hollowed
by
myself,
as
well
as
the
knife.”
“And
the
letters?”
“Written
by
me.”
“And
the
mysterious
correspondent?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“So
that
the
cigar....”
Line 2
“Hollowed
by
myself,
as
well
as
the
knife.”
Line 3
“And
the
letters?”
Line 4
“Written
by
me.”
Line 5
“And
the
mysterious
correspondent?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.””
Mysterious
adjective
US /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading ““And the mysterious correspondent?””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.””
All words in this reading · 16
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And the letters?”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.”
cigar
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So that the cigar....”
correspondent
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From this reading “And the mysterious correspondent?”
Hollowed
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From this reading “Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.”
knife
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From this reading “Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.”
letters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And the letters?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Written by me.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.”
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “And the mysterious correspondent?”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So that the cigar....”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “So that the cigar....”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So that the cigar....”
well
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hollowed by myself, as well as the knife.”
Written
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Written by me.”