Chapter IX
THE TWO FRIENDS. When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head. "Good-morning," said Chicot. "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again." "Did you think me dead?"
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Chapter IX
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THE
TWO
FRIENDS.
When
Chicot
entered,
the
prior
did
not
rise,
but
merely
bent
his
head.
"Good-morning,"
said
Chicot.
"Ah!
there
you
are;
you
appear
to
have
come
to
life
again."
"Did
you
think
me
dead?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
TWO
FRIENDS.
Line 2
When
Chicot
entered,
the
prior
did
not
rise,
but
merely
bent
his
head.
Line 3
"Good-morning,"
said
Chicot.
Line 4
"Ah!
there
you
are;
you
appear
to
have
come
to
life
again."
Line 5
"Did
you
think
me
dead?"
/dɪd juː think miː dead/
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 “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you think me dead?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you think me dead?"”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
Ah
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From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
appear
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From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
bent
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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
Chicot
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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you think me dead?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
entered
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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
FRIENDS
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From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.
Good-morning
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From this reading "Good-morning," said Chicot.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
head
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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Did you think me dead?"
merely
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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
prior
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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
rise
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From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
said
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From this reading "Good-morning," said Chicot.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.
there
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From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you think me dead?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
TWO
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From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."