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The Last Vendée
The Last Vendée

Chapter XXV

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"You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"
"Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.
"Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"
"He has left it," replied Courte-Joie.
"When?"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Last Vendée

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"
Line 2
"Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.
Line 3
"Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"
Line 4
"He has left it," replied Courte-Joie.
Line 5
"When?"
/wen/

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “"Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.”

All words in this reading · 39

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Ah

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From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

Bertha

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From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

brave

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

Courte-Joie

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From this reading "Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

de

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

dear

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From this reading "Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.

division

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From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

eagerness

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From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

friends

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

give

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

hope

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From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

indeed

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From this reading "Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "He has left it," replied Courte-Joie.

la

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

lady

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From this reading "Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

Logerie

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

Monsieur

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

news

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.

said

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From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

say

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From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Ah!" cried Bertha, with the eagerness of hope, "he has not left the division as they say he has, has he?"

Yes

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From this reading "Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You, my brave friends," she said, "can you give me news of Monsieur de la Logerie?"

young

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From this reading "Yes, indeed, my dear young lady," replied Courte-Joie.