Chapter II
"Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!" MATURIN. "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight. "By a woman, too! Who would have thought it?"
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Chapter II
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"Viens
donc--je
te
chanterai
des
chansons
que
les
esprits
des
cimetieres
m'ont
apprises!"
MATURIN.
"Baffled!"
he
exclaimed,
with
a
slight
vexed
laugh,
as
the
boat
vanished
from
his
sight.
"By
a
woman,
too!
Who
would
have
thought
it?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Viens
donc--je
te
chanterai
des
chansons
que
les
esprits
des
cimetieres
m'ont
apprises!"
Line 2
MATURIN.
Line 3
"Baffled!"
he
exclaimed,
with
a
slight
vexed
laugh,
as
the
boat
vanished
from
his
sight.
Line 4
"By
a
woman,
too!
Line 5
Who
would
have
thought
it?"
/huː wʊd hæv thought ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Who would have thought it?"”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who would have thought it?"”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would have thought it?"”
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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 "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
apprises
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
Baffled
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From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
boat
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From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By a woman, too!
chansons
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chanterai
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
cimetieres
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
des
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
donc
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
esprits
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exclaimed
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From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
je
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
laugh
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From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
les
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
m'ont
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
MATURIN
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que
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sight
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slight
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From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
te
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
too
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From this reading "By a woman, too!
vanished
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vexed
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From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
Viens
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
woman
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From this reading "By a woman, too!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have thought it?"