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The Man Who Laughs
The Man Who Laughs

Chapter V

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QUESTIONS.
What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?
Were those fugitives Comprachicos?
We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.
There are laws which disperse.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Man Who Laughs

Chapter V

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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QUESTIONS.
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What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?
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Were those fugitives Comprachicos?
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We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.
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There are laws which disperse.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.”

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Were those fugitives Comprachicos?”

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account

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are laws which disperse.

band

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From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

called

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

Cheylas

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

child

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From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

Comprachicos

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From this reading Were those fugitives Comprachicos?

Comprapequeños

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

disperse

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From this reading There are laws which disperse.

female

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

flight

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From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

fugitives

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From this reading Were those fugitives Comprachicos?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

III

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

kind

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From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

laws

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From this reading There are laws which disperse.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

male

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

malefactors

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

measures

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

otherwise

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

Parliament

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

QUESTIONS

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From this reading QUESTIONS.

seen

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

taken

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

There

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From this reading There are laws which disperse.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Were those fugitives Comprachicos?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.

Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Were those fugitives Comprachicos?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading What kind of band was it which had left the child behind in its flight?

William

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From this reading We have already seen the account of the measures taken by William III. and passed by Parliament against the malefactors, male and female, called Comprachicos, otherwise Comprapequeños, otherwise Cheylas.