Chapter XXXI
“Me! I am nobody,” said Giovanna. “Ces dames have been very kind to me. I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home. Does mademoiselle understand?
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Chapter XXXI
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“Me!
I
am
nobody,”
said
Giovanna.
“Ces
dames
have
been
very
kind
to
me.
I
was
the
son’s
widow,
the
left-out
one
at
home.
Does
mademoiselle
understand?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Me!
/miː/
Line 2
I
am
nobody,”
said
Giovanna.
Line 3
“Ces
dames
have
been
very
kind
to
me.
Line 4
I
was
the
son’s
widow,
the
left-out
one
at
home.
Line 5
Does
mademoiselle
understand?
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 ““Ces dames have been very kind to me.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Ces dames have been very kind to me.”
Nobody
pronoun
US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “I am nobody,” said Giovanna.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Does mademoiselle understand?”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am nobody,” said Giovanna.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Ces dames have been very kind to me.
Ces
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From this reading “Ces dames have been very kind to me.
dames
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From this reading “Ces dames have been very kind to me.
Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does mademoiselle understand?
Giovanna
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From this reading I am nobody,” said Giovanna.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ces dames have been very kind to me.
home
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From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am nobody,” said Giovanna.
kind
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From this reading “Ces dames have been very kind to me.
left-out
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From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.
mademoiselle
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From this reading Does mademoiselle understand?
MepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me!
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading I am nobody,” said Giovanna.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.
said
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From this reading I am nobody,” said Giovanna.
son's
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From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Ces dames have been very kind to me.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Does mademoiselle understand?
very
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From this reading “Ces dames have been very kind to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.
widow
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From this reading I was the son’s widow, the left-out one at home.