Chapter V
RAISING THE RANSOM. A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight. The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy. It owned a little seigneurie, Ste. Soure, little else.
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Chapter V
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RAISING
THE
RANSOM.
A
HEAVY
sum
of
money
had
to
be
raised,
and
that
within
a
fortnight.
The
Del'
Peyra
family
was
far
from
wealthy.
It
owned
a
little
seigneurie,
Ste.
Soure,
little
else.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
RAISING
THE
RANSOM.
Line 2
A
HEAVY
sum
of
money
had
to
be
raised,
and
that
within
a
fortnight.
Line 3
The
Del'
Peyra
family
was
far
from
wealthy.
Line 4
It
owned
a
little
seigneurie,
Ste.
Line 5
Soure,
little
else.
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.”
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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 A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
Del
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From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
else
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From this reading Soure, little else.
family
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far
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fortnight
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
HEAVY
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From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
money
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From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
owned
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From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
Peyra
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From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
raised
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From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
RAISING
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From this reading RAISING THE RANSOM.
RANSOM
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From this reading RAISING THE RANSOM.
seigneurie
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From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
Soure
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From this reading Soure, little else.
Ste
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From this reading It owned a little seigneurie, Ste.
sum
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From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAISING THE RANSOM.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
wealthy
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From this reading The Del' Peyra family was far from wealthy.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading A HEAVY sum of money had to be raised, and that within a fortnight.