Chapter I
THE MARQUISE Yes. DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day. Take the omen, madame! THE MARQUISE We had not met, You and I! DE VARDES Ah, ‘tis true!
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THE
MARQUISE
Yes.
DE
VARDES
Last
year
I
loved
on
this
very
day.
Take
the
omen,
madame!
THE
MARQUISE
We
had
not
met,
You
and
I!
DE
VARDES
Ah,
‘tis
true!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MARQUISE
Yes.
Line 2
DE
VARDES
Last
year
I
loved
on
this
very
day.
Line 3
Take
the
omen,
madame!
Line 4
THE
MARQUISE
We
had
not
met,
You
and
I!
Line 5
DE
VARDES
Ah,
‘tis
true!
Learner Dictionary
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Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take the omen, madame!”
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Ah
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From this reading DE VARDES Ah, ‘tis true!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MARQUISE We had not met, You and I!
day
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From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
DE
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From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MARQUISE We had not met, You and I!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
loved
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From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
madame
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From this reading Take the omen, madame!
MARQUISE
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From this reading THE MARQUISE Yes.
met
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE MARQUISE We had not met, You and I!
omen
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From this reading Take the omen, madame!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take the omen, madame!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARQUISE Yes.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
tis
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From this reading DE VARDES Ah, ‘tis true!
true
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From this reading DE VARDES Ah, ‘tis true!
VARDES
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From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
very
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From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MARQUISE We had not met, You and I!
year
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From this reading DE VARDES Last year I loved on this very day.
Yes
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From this reading THE MARQUISE Yes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MARQUISE We had not met, You and I!