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Nancy: A Novel
Nancy: A Novel

Chapter XI

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The day of departure has really come.
We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.
I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.
We are really and truly off.
Our faces are set Barbara-ward, Bobby-ward, jackdaw-ward.
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Nancy: A Novel

Chapter XI

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The day of departure has really come.
Line 2
We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.
Line 3
I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.
Line 4
We are really and truly off.
Line 5
Our faces are set Barbara-ward, Bobby-ward, jackdaw-ward.

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The day of departure has really come.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “The day of departure has really come.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.”

Standing noun US /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading “I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading We are really and truly off.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

aux

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

back

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

Barbara-ward

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From this reading Our faces are set Barbara-ward, Bobby-ward, jackdaw-ward.

bif-teck

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

big

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

black

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

Bobby-ward

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From this reading Our faces are set Barbara-ward, Bobby-ward, jackdaw-ward.

coffee

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The day of departure has really come.

cup

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

day

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From this reading The day of departure has really come.

departure

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From this reading The day of departure has really come.

dome

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

dormer-windows

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

drank

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

eaten

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

faces

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From this reading Our faces are set Barbara-ward, Bobby-ward, jackdaw-ward.

familiar

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

Frauen

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

frites

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading The day of departure has really come.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

hay-carts

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

high

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

hotel

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

houses

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

jackdaw-ward

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

From this reading Our faces are set Barbara-ward, Bobby-ward, jackdaw-ward.

Kirchen

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

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The day of departure has really come.

off

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From this reading We are really and truly off.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

piled

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

pommes

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

really

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From this reading The day of departure has really come.

rudely

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

Saxe

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From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

set

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From this reading Our faces are set Barbara-ward, Bobby-ward, jackdaw-ward.

square

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

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

standingnounUS /ˈstanding/

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

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

statue

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

stiff

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

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The day of departure has really come.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

truly

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From this reading We are really and truly off.

turned

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

ugly

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From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have eaten our last bif-teck _aux pommes frites_, and drank our last cup of coffee in the Saxe.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I have had my last look at the familiar square, at the great dome of the Frauen Kirchen, at the high houses with their dormer-windows, at the ugly big statue standing with its stiff black back rudely turned to the hotel, at the piled hay-carts.