Chapter II
“'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you? Are you ill?' “He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron. There's nothing the matter with me.' “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
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Chapter II
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“'See
here,
Jean,
what's
the
matter
with
you?
Are
you
ill?'
“He
replied:
“'No,
no,
M'sieu
le
Baron.
There's
nothing
the
matter
with
me.'
“He
grew
thin;
he
broke
glasses
and
let
plates
fall
when
waiting
on
the
table.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“'See
here,
Jean,
what's
the
matter
with
you?
Line 2
Are
you
ill?'
Line 3
“He
replied:
“'No,
no,
M'sieu
le
Baron.
Line 4
There's
nothing
the
matter
with
me.'
Line 5
“He
grew
thin;
he
broke
glasses
and
let
plates
fall
when
waiting
on
the
table.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There's nothing the matter with me.'”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron.”
Thin
adjective
US /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading ““He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you ill?'
Baron
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From this reading “He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron.
broke
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From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
fall
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glasses
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From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
grew
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From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?
ill
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From this reading Are you ill?'
Jean
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From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?
le
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From this reading “He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
M'sieu
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From this reading “He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron.
matter
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From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There's nothing the matter with me.'
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There's nothing the matter with me.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
plates
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From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He replied: “'No, no, M'sieu le Baron.
See
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From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?
table
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From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?
There's
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From this reading There's nothing the matter with me.'
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
waiting
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From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
what's
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From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “He grew thin; he broke glasses and let plates fall when waiting on the table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “'See here, Jean, what's the matter with you?