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Chapter XI

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"Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.
Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"
DE MUSSET.
A fortnight passed.
The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Thelma

Chapter XI

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

Line 1
"Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.
Line 2
Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"
Line 3
DE MUSSET.
Line 4
A fortnight passed.
Line 5
The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A fortnight passed.”

Pleasant noun US /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.”

All words in this reading · 52

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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 A fortnight passed.

acquaintance

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

beau

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

chemin

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

d'un

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

dangereux

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

DE

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From this reading DE MUSSET.

eblouira

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

encore

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

Errington's

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

Et

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

Eulalie

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

excursion

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

faire

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

fast

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

followed

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

fortnight

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From this reading A fortnight passed.

Gueldmars

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

intimacy

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

kind

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

l'etoile

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

les

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

leve

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

Longtemps

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

MUSSET

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From this reading DE MUSSET.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

others

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A fortnight passed.

plaisir

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

pleasantnounUS /pleasant/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

qui

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

reve

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

ripening

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

se

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

similar

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From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

Sur

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

t'enivrer

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

ton

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"

Tu

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

un

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

vas

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From this reading "Tu vas faire un beau reve, Et t'enivrer d'un plaisir dangereux.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The first excursion in the _Eulalie_ had been followed by others of a similar kind, and Errington's acquaintance with the Gueldmars was fast ripening into a pleasant intimacy.

yeux

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From this reading Sur ton chemin l'etoile qui se leve Longtemps encore eblouira les yeux!"