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The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26, section 1: THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings. We now knew all that the monster meant to co
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THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.
We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:
"Yes or no!
If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"
Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera!
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Phantom of the Opera

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.
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We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:
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"Yes or no!
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If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"
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Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera!

Learner Dictionary

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

narrative noun US /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading “THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.”

Collocations
THE PERSIAN'SA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
PERSIAN'S NARRATIVEA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

alarm

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

all

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

answer

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From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

BURIED

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From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

Christine

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

CONCLUDED

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

convey

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

Daae

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

discovery

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

flung

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

forget

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

Grand

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From this reading Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera!

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

knew

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

made

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

meant

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

monster

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

NARRATIVEnounUS /ˈnærətɪv/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Yes or no!

now

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

Opera

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From this reading Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Yes or no!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

Paris

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From this reading Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera!

past

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

PERSIAN'S

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

present

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

ruins

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From this reading Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera!

said

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From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

state

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

sufferings

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From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera!

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE PERSIAN'S NARRATIVE CONCLUDED The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daae:

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"

Yes

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From this reading "Yes or no!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If your answer is no, everybody will be dead AND BURIED!"