Chapter VI
“And why are you here?” “_Malheureusement_! I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me. So Il Passero sent me here for a while.” “You help Il Passero--eh?”
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
Chapter VI
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“And
why
are
you
here?”
“_Malheureusement_!
I
was
in
Orleans
and
a
_friquet_
nearly
captured
me.
So
Il
Passero
sent
me
here
for
a
while.”
“You
help
Il
Passero--eh?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“And
why
are
you
here?”
Line 2
“_Malheureusement_!
Line 3
I
was
in
Orleans
and
a
_friquet_
nearly
captured
me.
Line 4
So
Il
Passero
sent
me
here
for
a
while.”
Line 5
“You
help
Il
Passero--eh?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You help Il Passero--eh?””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And why are you here?””
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “So Il Passero sent me here for a while.””
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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 I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And why are you here?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And why are you here?”
captured
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From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
eh
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From this reading “You help Il Passero--eh?”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
friquet
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From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You help Il Passero--eh?”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And why are you here?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
Il
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From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
Malheureusement
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From this reading “_Malheureusement_!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
nearly
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From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
Orleans
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From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
Passero
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From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
sent
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From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
why
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From this reading “And why are you here?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And why are you here?”