Chapter IX
‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said. “I have no home.” ‘Now that was unkind of Rene. He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home. I suppose it’s French politeness.
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Chapter IX
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‘“I
am
prisoner
on
parole,
Monsieur
Gamm,”
he
said.
“I
have
no
home.”
‘Now
that
was
unkind
of
Rene.
He’s
often
told
me
that
he
looked
on
England
as
his
home.
I
suppose
it’s
French
politeness.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘“I
am
prisoner
on
parole,
Monsieur
Gamm,”
he
said.
Line 2
“I
have
no
home.”
Line 3
‘Now
that
was
unkind
of
Rene.
Line 4
He’s
often
told
me
that
he
looked
on
England
as
his
home.
Line 5
I
suppose
it’s
French
politeness.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have no home.””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose it’s French politeness.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
England
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From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
French
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From this reading I suppose it’s French politeness.
Gamm
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From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no home.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
He's
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From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
home
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From this reading “I have no home.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
it's
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From this reading I suppose it’s French politeness.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
Monsieur
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From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no home.”
Now
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From this reading ‘Now that was unkind of Rene.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Now that was unkind of Rene.
often
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From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
parole
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From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
politeness
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From this reading I suppose it’s French politeness.
prisoner
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From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
Rene
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From this reading ‘Now that was unkind of Rene.
said
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From this reading ‘“I am prisoner on parole, Monsieur Gamm,” he said.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose it’s French politeness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Now that was unkind of Rene.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He’s often told me that he looked on England as his home.
unkind
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From this reading ‘Now that was unkind of Rene.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Now that was unkind of Rene.