Chapter XIX
"Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers? Impossible!" "They do, though." "I am shocked." "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
The Last Vendée
Chapter XIX
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"Do
Chouans
stop
inoffensive
travellers?
Impossible!"
"They
do,
though."
"I
am
shocked."
"Well,
if
they
have
not
done
it
before,
they
have
done
it
now,
apparently."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Do
Chouans
stop
inoffensive
travellers?
Line 2
Impossible!"
Line 3
"They
do,
though."
/ðeɪ duː ðoʊ/
Line 4
"I
am
shocked."
Line 5
"Well,
if
they
have
not
done
it
before,
they
have
done
it
now,
apparently."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"They do, though."”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am shocked."
apparently
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From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
Chouans
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From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am shocked."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
Impossible
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From this reading Impossible!"
inoffensive
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From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
now
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From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."
shocked
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From this reading "I am shocked."
stop
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From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They do, though."
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "They do, though."
travellers
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From this reading "Do Chouans stop inoffensive travellers?
Well
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From this reading "Well, if they have not done it before, they have done it now, apparently."