Chapter VII
"Why, my God, why? And what then has happened?" She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one. But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side. I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
A Chambermaid's Diary
Chapter VII
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"Why,
my
God,
why?
And
what
then
has
happened?"
She
said
to
me
also:
"You
are
killing
yourself,
my
poor
little
one.
But
you
cannot
pass
all
your
nights
by
Georges's
side.
I
am
going
to
send
for
a
sister
to
take
your
place."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Why,
my
God,
why?
Line 2
And
what
then
has
happened?"
Line 3
She
said
to
me
also:
"You
are
killing
yourself,
my
poor
little
one.
Line 4
But
you
cannot
pass
all
your
nights
by
Georges's
side.
Line 5
I
am
going
to
send
for
a
sister
to
take
your
place."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And what then has happened?"”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.”
Nights
noun
US /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am going to send for a sister to take your place."”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.”
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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 I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
all
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From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
also
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From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what then has happened?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
cannot
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From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
Georges's
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From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
God
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From this reading "Why, my God, why?
going
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From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
happened
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From this reading And what then has happened?"
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what then has happened?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
killing
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From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, my God, why?
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
pass
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From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
place
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From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
said
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From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
send
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From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
side
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From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
sister
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From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
then
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From this reading And what then has happened?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what then has happened?"
Why
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From this reading "Why, my God, why?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.