Chapter XVIII
MARIE “WHAT! Do you not stay for dinner?” It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse. He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes. “No!”
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Chapter XVIII
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MARIE
“WHAT!
Do
you
not
stay
for
dinner?”
It
was
de
Bresy
who
spoke
as
I
was
mounting
my
horse.
He
was
leaning
over
the
parapet
that
crowned
the
gateway,
and
looking
down
at
me
with
a
curious,
suspicious
glance
in
his
eyes.
“No!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MARIE
“WHAT!
Line 2
Do
you
not
stay
for
dinner?”
Line 3
It
was
de
Bresy
who
spoke
as
I
was
mounting
my
horse.
Line 4
He
was
leaning
over
the
parapet
that
crowned
the
gateway,
and
looking
down
at
me
with
a
curious,
suspicious
glance
in
his
eyes.
Line 5
“No!”
/noʊ/
Learner Dictionary
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Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.”
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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 He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
Bresy
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From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
crowned
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
curious
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
de
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From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
dinner
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From this reading Do you not stay for dinner?”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you not stay for dinner?”
down
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
eyes
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do you not stay for dinner?”
gateway
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
glance
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
horse
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From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
leaning
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
looking
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
MARIE
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From this reading MARIE “WHAT!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
mounting
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From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do you not stay for dinner?”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
parapet
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
spoke
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From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
stay
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From this reading Do you not stay for dinner?”
suspicious
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From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MARIE “WHAT!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was de Bresy who spoke as I was mounting my horse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was leaning over the parapet that crowned the gateway, and looking down at me with a curious, suspicious glance in his eyes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you not stay for dinner?”