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Noémi

Chapter XVII

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IN THE RAVEN'S NEST.
WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"
"I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.
She said something about it.
Something has occurred and she is not herself.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Noémi

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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IN THE RAVEN'S NEST.
Line 2
WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"
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"I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.
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She said something about it.
Line 5
Something has occurred and she is not herself.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “She said something about it.”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading “"I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Something has occurred and she is not herself.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Something has occurred and she is not herself.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “She said something about it.”

Suppose noun US /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading “"I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.”

All words in this reading · 40

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading She said something about it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Something has occurred and she is not herself.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

Aunt

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From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

back

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

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

From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

carried

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

going

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From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

Gros

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

Guillem

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Something has occurred and she is not herself.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Something has occurred and she is not herself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading IN THE RAVEN'S NEST.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She said something about it.

La

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From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

Le

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

NEST

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From this reading IN THE RAVEN'S NEST.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Something has occurred and she is not herself.

Noémi

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occurred

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From this reading Something has occurred and she is not herself.

RAVEN'S

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From this reading IN THE RAVEN'S NEST.

room

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

Roque

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From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

said

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading She said something about it.

supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/

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

From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

Tarde

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From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I believe--that is, I suppose she is going to her Aunt Tarde at La Roque.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading IN THE RAVEN'S NEST.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

WHENconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"

wife

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From this reading WHEN Le Gros Guillem was carried back to his room, he said to his wife, "Where is Noémi?"