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The Queen's Necklace
The Queen's Necklace

Chapter LVII

Chapter 57, section 1: THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN. Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen. “Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.” She then intro
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THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN.
Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.
“Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.”
She then introduced him, and took her leave.
The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.
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The Queen's Necklace

Chapter LVII

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN.
Line 2
Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.
Line 3
“Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.”
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She then introduced him, and took her leave.
Line 5
The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.””

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She then introduced him, and took her leave.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.”

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alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She then introduced him, and took her leave.

bowed

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From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

Calonne

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

CARDINAL

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From this reading THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN.

DE

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From this reading THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN.

eyes

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From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

finding

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From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

gallery

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

Hardly

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She then introduced him, and took her leave.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She then introduced him, and took her leave.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

introduced

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From this reading She then introduced him, and took her leave.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.”

la

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

leave

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From this reading She then introduced him, and took her leave.

M

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

Madame

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

Motte

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

queen

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

raising

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From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

respectfully

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From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

ROHAN

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From this reading THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN.

said

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From this reading “Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “Madame,” said she, “the cardinal is here.”

shown

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CARDINAL DE ROHAN.

then

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From this reading She then introduced him, and took her leave.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She then introduced him, and took her leave.

traversed

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From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Hardly had M. de Calonne traversed the gallery, when Madame de la Motte was shown in to the queen.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The cardinal, finding himself alone with the queen, bowed respectfully, without raising his eyes.