Chapter XVIII
“The scoundrels!” “Come, the Funds are at ninety-nine. Do be satisfied for once in your life.” “At ninety-nine! Are they, Cruchot?”
Eugenie Grandet
Chapter XVIII
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“The
scoundrels!”
“Come,
the
Funds
are
at
ninety-nine.
Do
be
satisfied
for
once
in
your
life.”
“At
ninety-nine!
Are
they,
Cruchot?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“The
scoundrels!”
Line 2
“Come,
the
Funds
are
at
ninety-nine.
Line 3
Do
be
satisfied
for
once
in
your
life.”
Line 4
“At
ninety-nine!
Line 5
Are
they,
Cruchot?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, the Funds are at ninety-nine.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do be satisfied for once in your life.””
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do be satisfied for once in your life.””
All words in this reading · 17
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Come, the Funds are at ninety-nine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, the Funds are at ninety-nine.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, the Funds are at ninety-nine.
Cruchot
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From this reading Are they, Cruchot?”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”
Funds
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From this reading “Come, the Funds are at ninety-nine.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”
ninety-nine
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From this reading “Come, the Funds are at ninety-nine.
once
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From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”
satisfied
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From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”
scoundrels
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From this reading “The scoundrels!”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The scoundrels!”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are they, Cruchot?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do be satisfied for once in your life.”