Chapter XV
“L'AMIE DU DRAPEAU.” “Did I not say he would eat fire?” “Pardieu! C'est un brave.” “Rides like an Arab.”
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Chapter XV
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“L'AMIE
DU
DRAPEAU.”
“Did
I
not
say
he
would
eat
fire?”
“Pardieu!
C'est
un
brave.”
“Rides
like
an
Arab.”
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Line 1
“L'AMIE
DU
DRAPEAU.”
Line 2
“Did
I
not
say
he
would
eat
fire?”
Line 3
“Pardieu!
Line 4
C'est
un
brave.”
Line 5
“Rides
like
an
Arab.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Did I not say he would eat fire?””
All words in this reading · 19
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Rides like an Arab.”
Arab
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From this reading “Rides like an Arab.”
brave
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From this reading C'est un brave.”
C'est
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From this reading C'est un brave.”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”
DRAPEAU
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From this reading “L'AMIE DU DRAPEAU.”
DU
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From this reading “L'AMIE DU DRAPEAU.”
eat
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From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”
fire
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From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”
L'AMIE
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From this reading “L'AMIE DU DRAPEAU.”
like
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From this reading “Rides like an Arab.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”
Pardieu
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From this reading “Pardieu!
Rides
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From this reading “Rides like an Arab.”
say
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From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”
un
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From this reading C'est un brave.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Did I not say he would eat fire?”