Chapter III
"Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something." And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?" "No." "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?" "No, nobody."
The Confessions of Arsène Lupin
Chapter III
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"Still ...
still,"
Velmont
insisted,
"there
must
be
something."
And
he
continued,
"Has
the
count
a
particularly
intimate
friend ...
in
whom
he
confides?"
"No."
"Did
anybody
come
to
see
him
yesterday?"
"No,
nobody."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Still ...
still,"
Velmont
insisted,
"there
must
be
something."
Line 2
And
he
continued,
"Has
the
count
a
particularly
intimate
friend ...
in
whom
he
confides?"
Line 3
"No."
/noʊ/
Line 4
"Did
anybody
come
to
see
him
yesterday?"
Line 5
"No,
nobody."
/noʊ ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “"Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"”
Continued
noun
US /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"”
Insisted
verb
US /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading “"Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."”
Nobody
pronoun
US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"No, nobody."”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."”
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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 And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"
confides
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From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
count
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From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"
friend
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From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
insistedverbUS /ɪnˈsɪstɪd/
demanded something firmly
From this reading "Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."
intimate
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From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "No, nobody."
particularly
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From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
see
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
there
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From this reading "Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"
Velmont
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From this reading "Still ... still," Velmont insisted, "there must be something."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he continued, "Has the count a particularly intimate friend ... in whom he confides?"
yesterday
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did anybody come to see him yesterday?"