Chapter II
/Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused. “Whom did you say? … the Princess Ziska? … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay! Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
Ziska: The Problem of a Wicked Soul
Chapter II
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/Gervase/
stared
at
him,
still
dazzled
and
confused.
“Whom
did
you
say?
… the
Princess
Ziska?
… No,
I
don’t
know
her …
Yet,
stay!
Yes,
I
think
I
have
seen
her …
somewhere,--in
Paris,
possibly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
/Gervase/
stared
at
him,
still
dazzled
and
confused.
Line 2
“Whom
did
you
say?
Line 3
… the
Princess
Ziska?
Line 4
… No,
I
don’t
know
her …
Yet,
stay!
Line 5
Yes,
I
think
I
have
seen
her …
somewhere,--in
Paris,
possibly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “… No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!”
Princess
noun
US /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “… the Princess Ziska?”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “/Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “… No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
confused
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From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
dazzled
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From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Whom did you say?
don't
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From this reading … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!
Gervase
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From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!
Paris
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From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
possibly
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From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading … the Princess Ziska?
say
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From this reading “Whom did you say?
seen
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From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
somewhere
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From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
stared
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From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
stay
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From this reading … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading /Gervase/ stared at him, still dazzled and confused.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading … the Princess Ziska?
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
WhompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Whom did you say?
Yes
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From this reading Yes, I think I have seen her … somewhere,--in Paris, possibly.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading … No, I don’t know her … Yet, stay!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Whom did you say?
Ziska
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From this reading … the Princess Ziska?