Chapter II
She smiled. “You are quite right. I don't understand anything about it.” An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me. You understand I cannot broach the subject to him directly.
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Chapter II
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She
smiled.
“You
are
quite
right.
I
don't
understand
anything
about
it.”
An
idea
struck
him:
“Suppose
you
were
to
speak
to
M.
Rosselin,
the
deputy;
he
might
be
able
to
advise
me.
You
understand
I
cannot
broach
the
subject
to
him
directly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
smiled.
Line 2
“You
are
quite
right.
/juː ɑːr quite right/
Line 3
I
don't
understand
anything
about
it.”
Line 4
An
idea
struck
him:
“Suppose
you
were
to
speak
to
M.
Rosselin,
the
deputy;
he
might
be
able
to
advise
me.
Line 5
You
understand
I
cannot
broach
the
subject
to
him
directly.
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 “I don't understand anything about it.””
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I don't understand anything about it.””
Directly
noun
US /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You understand I cannot broach the subject to him directly.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are quite right.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are quite right.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't understand anything about it.””
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able
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From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I don't understand anything about it.”
advise
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From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I don't understand anything about it.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are quite right.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
broach
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From this reading You understand I cannot broach the subject to him directly.
cannot
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From this reading You understand I cannot broach the subject to him directly.
deputy
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From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You understand I cannot broach the subject to him directly.
don't
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From this reading I don't understand anything about it.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't understand anything about it.”
idea
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From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't understand anything about it.”
M
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From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are quite right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are quite right.
Rosselin
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From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled.
smiled
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From this reading She smiled.
speak
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From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
subject
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From this reading You understand I cannot broach the subject to him directly.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don't understand anything about it.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An idea struck him: “Suppose you were to speak to M. Rosselin, the deputy; he might be able to advise me.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are quite right.