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The Secret Power

Chapter XVIII

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At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.
"Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!
What pigs are men!
To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"
Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Secret Power

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.
Line 2
"Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!
Line 3
What pigs are men!
Line 4
To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"
Line 5
Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.”

All words in this reading · 39

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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 To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

almost

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From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading What pigs are men!

Asleep

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From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

Dieu

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From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

Eagle

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From this reading Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.

exclaimed

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From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

feet

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From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

food

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From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

Gaspard

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From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

leave

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From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

like

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From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

men

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From this reading What pigs are men!

moment

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From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

Mon

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From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

Morgana

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From this reading Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

pigs

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From this reading What pigs are men!

quietly

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From this reading Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

shame

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From this reading "Asleep--asleep!" he exclaimed--"_Mon Dieu!_--the shame of it!--the shame!

sleep

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From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

smiled

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From this reading Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.

steering

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From this reading Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.

stumbled

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From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At almost the same moment Gaspard stumbled to his feet.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What pigs are men!

White

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From this reading Morgana, quietly steering the "White Eagle," smiled.

wine

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From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"

woman

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From this reading To sleep after food and wine, and to leave a woman alone like this!... the shame!"