Chapter XII
Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him. "How did it come about?" she continued. "Tell me every detail." "Oh! it's not a long story. I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
The War of Women, Volume 1
Chapter XII
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Canolles
kissed
with
transport
the
hand
Claire
offered
him.
"How
did
it
come
about?"
she
continued.
"Tell
me
every
detail."
"Oh!
it's
not
a
long
story.
I
wrote
Monsieur
de
Mazarin
to
inform
him
of
what
had
taken
place.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Canolles
kissed
with
transport
the
hand
Claire
offered
him.
Line 2
"How
did
it
come
about?"
she
continued.
Line 3
"Tell
me
every
detail."
Line 4
"Oh!
it's
not
a
long
story.
Line 5
I
wrote
Monsieur
de
Mazarin
to
inform
him
of
what
had
taken
place.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"How did it come about?" she continued.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How did it come about?" she continued.”
Continued
noun
US /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"How did it come about?" she continued.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Tell me every detail."”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh! it's not a long story.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me every detail."”
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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 "Oh! it's not a long story.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
Canolles
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
Claire
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
de
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From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
detail
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From this reading "Tell me every detail."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Tell me every detail."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
hand
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
How
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From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
inform
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From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
it's
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From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
kissed
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
Mazarin
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From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me every detail."
Monsieur
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From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
offered
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
place
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From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
story
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From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
taken
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From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me every detail."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
transport
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
wrote
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From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.