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Pierrette

Chapter XII

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“You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.
“Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.
“On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?
You are as gay as a lark.
Perhaps you have seen some one again?”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pierrette

Chapter XII

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.
Line 2
“Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.
Line 3
“On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?
Line 4
You are as gay as a lark.
Line 5
Perhaps you have seen some one again?”

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Perhaps you have seen some one again?””

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Perhaps you have seen some one again?””

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Perhaps you have seen some one again?””

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.”

Waiting noun US /ˈwaiting/

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

From this reading ““Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.”

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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 “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

addressing

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From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Perhaps you have seen some one again?”

all

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From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

annoy

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From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

answer

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From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

appear

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From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading You are as gay as a lark.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading You are as gay as a lark.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

brother

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From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

contrary

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From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

cousin

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From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

Didn't

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From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

dinner

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From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

don't

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From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

fever

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From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

gay

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From this reading You are as gay as a lark.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

ill

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From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

lark

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

From this reading You are as gay as a lark.

mademoiselle

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

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

now

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

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Perhaps you have seen some one again?”

Perhaps

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From this reading Perhaps you have seen some one again?”

Pierrette's

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

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

put

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From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

said

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

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

seen

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

From this reading Perhaps you have seen some one again?”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

some

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

From this reading Perhaps you have seen some one again?”

sort

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From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

Sylvie

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

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

waiting

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

From this reading “Didn’t I tell you she put it all on to annoy us?” she cried, addressing her brother, and not waiting for Pierrette’s answer.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “On the contrary, cousin, I have a sort of fever--” “Fever! what fever?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You don’t appear to be ill now, mademoiselle,” said Sylvie at dinner.