Chapter XVI
She rang the bell. “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant. “Yes, madame.” “I shall take his carriage myself. He can have mine and my horses.
Father Goriot
Chapter XVI
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She
rang
the
bell.
“Are
the
horses
put
in
for
the
master?”
she
asked
of
the
servant.
“Yes,
madame.”
“I
shall
take
his
carriage
myself.
He
can
have
mine
and
my
horses.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
rang
the
bell.
Line 2
“Are
the
horses
put
in
for
the
master?”
she
asked
of
the
servant.
Line 3
“Yes,
madame.”
Line 4
“I
shall
take
his
carriage
myself.
Line 5
He
can
have
mine
and
my
horses.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He can have mine and my horses.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He can have mine and my horses.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I shall take his carriage myself.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I shall take his carriage myself.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I shall take his carriage myself.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
bell
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From this reading She rang the bell.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
carriage
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From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
horses
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From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
madame
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From this reading “Yes, madame.”
master
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From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
put
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From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
rang
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From this reading She rang the bell.
servant
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From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rang the bell.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rang the bell.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, madame.”