Chapter I
SOMETHING ON THEM. DR. DORAN. “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN. AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
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Chapter I
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SOMETHING
ON
THEM.
DR.
DORAN.
“Je
suis
aujourd’hui
en
train
de
conter;
plaise
à
Dieu
que
cela
ne
soit
pas
une
calamité
publique.”--BRILLAT
SAVARIN.
AND
TO
BE
HAD
OF
ALL
BOOKSELLERS,
AND
AT
THE
RAILWAY
STATIONS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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SOMETHING
ON
THEM.
/ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɑːn ðem/
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DR.
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DORAN.
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“Je
suis
aujourd’hui
en
train
de
conter;
plaise
à
Dieu
que
cela
ne
soit
pas
une
calamité
publique.”--BRILLAT
SAVARIN.
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AND
TO
BE
HAD
OF
ALL
BOOKSELLERS,
AND
AT
THE
RAILWAY
STATIONS.
Learner Dictionary
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SOMETHING
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “SOMETHING ON THEM.”
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ALL
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From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
aujourd'hui
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
BOOKSELLERS
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From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
BRILLAT
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
calamité
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
cela
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
conter
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
de
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
Dieu
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
DORAN
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From this reading DORAN.
DR
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From this reading DR.
en
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
Je
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
ne
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SOMETHING ON THEM.
pas
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
plaise
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
publique
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
que
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
RAILWAY
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From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
SAVARIN
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
soit
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING ON THEM.
STATIONS
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From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
suis
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
THEMpronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading SOMETHING ON THEM.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND TO BE HAD OF ALL BOOKSELLERS, AND AT THE RAILWAY STATIONS.
train
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
une
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.
à
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From this reading “Je suis aujourd’hui en train de conter; plaise à Dieu que cela ne soit pas une calamité publique.”--BRILLAT SAVARIN.