Chapter V
"No, with terror, madame." "Oh! you exaggerate the situation." "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den. I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table." "Very good; then you will present them to me."
The Last Vendée
Chapter V
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"No,
with
terror,
madame."
"Oh!
you
exaggerate
the
situation."
"But,
madame,
you
are
entering
the
lion's
den.
I
have
the
prefect
of
Vienne
and
the
mayor
of
Châtellerault
at
my
table."
"Very
good;
then
you
will
present
them
to
me."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"No,
with
terror,
madame."
Line 2
"Oh!
you
exaggerate
the
situation."
Line 3
"But,
madame,
you
are
entering
the
lion's
den.
Line 4
I
have
the
prefect
of
Vienne
and
the
mayor
of
Châtellerault
at
my
table."
Line 5
"Very
good;
then
you
will
present
them
to
me."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very good; then you will present them to me."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
Châtellerault
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From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
den
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From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
entering
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From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
exaggerate
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From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
lion's
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From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
madame
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From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
mayor
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From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
prefect
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From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
present
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From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
situation
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From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
table
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From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
terror
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From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
then
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From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
Very
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From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
Vienne
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From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."