Chapter IV
A WOMAN It is the emigrée Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret! Are not her gold locks known in Brittany? ANOTHER She fled to England. A THIRD She returned. THE MARQUISE O death!
The Goddess of Reason: A Drama in Five Acts
Chapter IV
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A
WOMAN
It
is
the
emigrée
Clarice-Marie
Miramand
Blanchefôret!
Are
not
her
gold
locks
known
in
Brittany?
ANOTHER
She
fled
to
England.
A
THIRD
She
returned.
THE
MARQUISE
O
death!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
WOMAN
It
is
the
emigrée
Clarice-Marie
Miramand
Blanchefôret!
Line 2
Are
not
her
gold
locks
known
in
Brittany?
Line 3
ANOTHER
She
fled
to
England.
Line 4
A
THIRD
She
returned.
/ə third ʃiː ˈreturned/
Line 5
THE
MARQUISE
O
death!
Learner Dictionary
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ANOTHER
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER She fled to England.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A THIRD She returned.”
THIRD
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A THIRD She returned.”
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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 A WOMAN It is the emigrée Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret!
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER She fled to England.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are not her gold locks known in Brittany?
Blanchefôret
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Brittany
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Clarice-Marie
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death
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From this reading THE MARQUISE O death!
emigrée
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From this reading A WOMAN It is the emigrée Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret!
England
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From this reading ANOTHER She fled to England.
fled
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From this reading ANOTHER She fled to England.
gold
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Are not her gold locks known in Brittany?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Are not her gold locks known in Brittany?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A WOMAN It is the emigrée Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A WOMAN It is the emigrée Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret!
known
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From this reading Are not her gold locks known in Brittany?
locks
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From this reading Are not her gold locks known in Brittany?
MARQUISE
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From this reading THE MARQUISE O death!
Miramand
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are not her gold locks known in Brittany?
O
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From this reading THE MARQUISE O death!
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A THIRD She returned.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANOTHER She fled to England.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN It is the emigrée Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret!
THIRDnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A THIRD She returned.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER She fled to England.
WOMAN
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From this reading A WOMAN It is the emigrée Clarice-Marie Miramand Blanchefôret!