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Twenty Years After
Twenty Years After

Chapter XVIII · How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence

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Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
“Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
“What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?
France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”
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Twenty Years After

Chapter XVIII · How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence

Reading 1/75 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
Line 2
“Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
Line 3
“What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?
Line 4
France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
Line 5
Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

Learner Dictionary

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

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.””

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!””

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.””

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!””

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.”

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andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?

attendants

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

Ay

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From this reading Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

cardinal

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From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

De

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

dismissed

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

foresaw

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From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

France

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From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

hospitality

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From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

king

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From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?

lord

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From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

madame

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

pass

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From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

prince

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From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?

queen

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

receive

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From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?

refuse

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From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?

said

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ay, but it is for the first time, madame!”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

unfortunate

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From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?

Well

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.

Winter

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From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.