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The Rover

Chapter XII

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Context Illustration Reading 1/84 · 5 lines
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“Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
“Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!
Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
“Hé!
Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Rover

Chapter XII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:
Line 2
“Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!
Line 3
Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:
Line 4
“Hé!
Line 5
Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

Learner Dictionary

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

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:”

Interrupted noun US /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:”

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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 Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

Anglais

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

asleep

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

bien

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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!

bon

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

caractère

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

chapeaux

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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!

Citoyen

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

confidentially

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

English

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

God-dam

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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!

hail

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

Hé

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From this reading “Hé!

Ils

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

isn't

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

j'aime

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

laids

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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!

les

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

leurs

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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!

like

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

mauvais

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

Moi

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

observed

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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

ont

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

Peyrol

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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

Quoique

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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!

remarked

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

Réal

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

sacré

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From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

Scevola

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

si

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

simple

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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

sing

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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

sont

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From this reading “Quoique leurs chapeaux sont bien laids God-dam!

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

teeth

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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.

then

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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

un

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From this reading Moi, j’aime les Anglais Ils ont un si bon caractère!” but interrupted himself suddenly to hail Scevola:

Very

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From this reading “Very simple,” observed Peyrol through his teeth, and then began to sing:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Citoyen!” and then remarked confidentially to Réal: “He isn’t asleep, you know, but he isn’t like the English, he has a sacré mauvais caractère.