Chapter VII
'Véronique! Véronique! Get up! Pauline is dying.' When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
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The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre]
Chapter VII
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'Véronique!
Véronique!
Get
up!
Pauline
is
dying.'
When
Véronique,
half-dressed
and
scared,
entered
the
girl's
room,
she
found
Lazare
excitedly
talking
to
himself
in
the
middle
of
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Véronique!
Line 2
Véronique!
Line 3
Get
up!
Line 4
Pauline
is
dying.'
Line 5
When
Véronique,
half-dressed
and
scared,
entered
the
girl's
room,
she
found
Lazare
excitedly
talking
to
himself
in
the
middle
of
it.
Learner Dictionary
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Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
dying
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From this reading Pauline is dying.'
entered
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
excitedly
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
Get
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From this reading Get up!
girl's
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
half-dressed
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pauline is dying.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
Lazare
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
middle
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
Pauline
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From this reading Pauline is dying.'
room
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
scared
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
talking
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From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.
up
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From this reading Get up!
Véronique
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From this reading 'Véronique!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Véronique, half-dressed and scared, entered the girl's room, she found Lazare excitedly talking to himself in the middle of it.