Chapter V
VII. LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT! To be married so soon. But this is unheard of. At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
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VII.
LOUISE
DE
CHAULIEU
TO
RENEE
DE
MAUCOMBE
WHAT!
To
be
married
so
soon.
But
this
is
unheard
of.
At
the
end
of
a
month
you
become
engaged
to
a
man
who
is
a
stranger
to
you,
and
about
whom
you
know
nothing.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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VII.
Line 2
LOUISE
DE
CHAULIEU
TO
RENEE
DE
MAUCOMBE
WHAT!
Line 3
To
be
married
so
soon.
Line 4
But
this
is
unheard
of.
Line 5
At
the
end
of
a
month
you
become
engaged
to
a
man
who
is
a
stranger
to
you,
and
about
whom
you
know
nothing.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To be married so soon.”
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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 At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be married so soon.
become
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From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is unheard of.
CHAULIEU
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
DE
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
end
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From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
engaged
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From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is unheard of.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
LOUISE
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
man
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From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
married
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From this reading To be married so soon.
MAUCOMBE
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
month
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From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this is unheard of.
RENEE
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To be married so soon.
soon
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From this reading To be married so soon.
stranger
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From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is unheard of.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
unheard
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From this reading But this is unheard of.
VII
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From this reading VII.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.