Chapter XIV
AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_! And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog. _Messieurs, en garde_. —W. Lindsey. “Monsieur Chauvenet!”
The Port of Missing Men
Chapter XIV
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AN
ENFORCED
INTERVIEW
_En,
garde,
Messieurs_!
And
if
my
hand
is
hard,
Remember
I’ve
been
buffeting
at
will;
I
am
a
whit
impatient,
and
’tis
ill
To
cross
a
hungry
dog.
_Messieurs,
en
garde_.
—W.
Lindsey.
“Monsieur
Chauvenet!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AN
ENFORCED
INTERVIEW
_En,
garde,
Messieurs_!
Line 2
And
if
my
hand
is
hard,
Remember
I’ve
been
buffeting
at
will;
I
am
a
whit
impatient,
and
’tis
ill
To
cross
a
hungry
dog.
Line 3
_Messieurs,
en
garde_.
Line 4
—W.
Lindsey.
Line 5
“Monsieur
Chauvenet!”
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.”
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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 And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
buffeting
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
Chauvenet
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From this reading “Monsieur Chauvenet!”
cross
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
dog
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
En
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From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
ENFORCED
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From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
garde
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From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
hand
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
hard
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
hungry
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
I've
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
ill
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
impatient
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
Lindsey
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From this reading —W. Lindsey.
Messieurs
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From this reading AN ENFORCED INTERVIEW _En, garde, Messieurs_!
Monsieur
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From this reading “Monsieur Chauvenet!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
tis
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
W
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From this reading —W. Lindsey.
whit
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From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if my hand is hard, Remember I’ve been buffeting at will; I am a whit impatient, and ’tis ill To cross a hungry dog.