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Fantômas

Chapter XII

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"Don't look so miserable," he said.
"I am here.
That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
"So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Fantômas

Chapter XII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Don't look so miserable," he said.
Line 2
"I am here.
/aɪ æm here/
Line 3
That is a matter of absolutely no importance.
Line 4
We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."
Line 5
"So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I am here.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Don't look so miserable," he said.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."”

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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 That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

absolutely

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From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am here.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

didn't

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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.

Don't

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From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.

end

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From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

go

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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.

gone

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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.

haven't

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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I am here.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I am here.

importance

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From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.

matter

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From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

miserable

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.

Nibet

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From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

said

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "Don't look so miserable," he said.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That is a matter of absolutely no importance.

that's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

yesterday

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading We will suppose that nothing passed between us yesterday, and--that's an end to it."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "So you haven't gone, you didn't go?" said Nibet again.