Chapter XXVII
AT MADAME RECLAIRE’S. Madame Reclaire’s face grew ghastly. Her attempted bravado faded away in an instant. She caught at a chair for support. “Murder!” she gasped.
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Chapter XXVII
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AT
MADAME
RECLAIRE’S.
Madame
Reclaire’s
face
grew
ghastly.
Her
attempted
bravado
faded
away
in
an
instant.
She
caught
at
a
chair
for
support.
“Murder!”
she
gasped.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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AT
MADAME
RECLAIRE’S.
Line 2
Madame
Reclaire’s
face
grew
ghastly.
Line 3
Her
attempted
bravado
faded
away
in
an
instant.
Line 4
She
caught
at
a
chair
for
support.
Line 5
“Murder!”
she
gasped.
Learner Dictionary
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Support
verb
US /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading “She caught at a chair for support.”
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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 She caught at a chair for support.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her attempted bravado faded away in an instant.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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attempted
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away
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bravado
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caught
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chair
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face
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faded
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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gasped
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ghastly
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grew
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HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her attempted bravado faded away in an instant.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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MADAME
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Murder
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RECLAIRE'S
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She caught at a chair for support.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading She caught at a chair for support.