Chapter XIX
FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE. FROM the Hotel de Ville!... I am there; the terrible journey has been made. _The place is there_, below my window. And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
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FROM
A
ROOM
IN
THE
HOTEL
DE
VILLE.
FROM
the
Hotel
de
Ville!...
I
am
there;
the
terrible
journey
has
been
made.
_The
place
is
there_,
below
my
window.
And
the
vile
populace
are
there,
hooting
and
laughing
as
they
wait
for
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FROM
A
ROOM
IN
THE
HOTEL
DE
VILLE.
Line 2
FROM
the
Hotel
de
Ville!...
Line 3
I
am
there;
the
terrible
journey
has
been
made.
Line 4
_The
place
is
there_,
below
my
window.
Line 5
And
the
vile
populace
are
there,
hooting
and
laughing
as
they
wait
for
me.
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 “I am there; the terrible journey has been made.”
Below
preposition
US /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “_The place is there_, below my window.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am there; the terrible journey has been made.”
Journey
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am there; the terrible journey has been made.”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am there; the terrible journey has been made.”
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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 FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
DE
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From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
hooting
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From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
HOTEL
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From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
laughing
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From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
made
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From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
place
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From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.
populace
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From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
ROOM
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From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
there
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From this reading I am there; the terrible journey has been made.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
vile
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From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
VILLE
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From this reading FROM A ROOM IN THE HOTEL DE VILLE.
wait
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From this reading And the vile populace are there, hooting and laughing as they wait for me.
window
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From this reading _The place is there_, below my window.