Chapter VIII
“_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off. “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!” “Not alone!” he said in a low voice. “Not alone! My husband, perhaps----?”
A Woman of Thirty
Chapter VIII
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“_Arthur!_”
“Madame,”
he
said,
looking
down,
“I
came
here
in
utter
desperation;
I
meant----”
he
broke
off.
“You
meant
to
die
by
your
own
hand
here
in
my
house!”
“Not
alone!”
he
said
in
a
low
voice.
“Not
alone!
My
husband,
perhaps----?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“_Arthur!_”
“Madame,”
he
said,
looking
down,
“I
came
here
in
utter
desperation;
I
meant----”
he
broke
off.
Line 2
“You
meant
to
die
by
your
own
hand
here
in
my
house!”
Line 3
“Not
alone!”
he
said
in
a
low
voice.
Line 4
“Not
alone!
/nɑːt alone/
Line 5
My
husband,
perhaps----?”
Learner Dictionary
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Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Not alone!” he said in a low voice.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!””
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My husband, perhaps----?””
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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 “Not alone!” he said in a low voice.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not alone!” he said in a low voice.
Arthur
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
broke
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
came
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
desperation
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
die
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From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
down
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
hand
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From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
house
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From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
husband
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From this reading My husband, perhaps----?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
looking
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
low
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From this reading “Not alone!” he said in a low voice.
Madame
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
meant
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not alone!” he said in a low voice.
off
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
own
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From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
perhaps
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From this reading My husband, perhaps----?”
said
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
utter
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From this reading “_Arthur!_” “Madame,” he said, looking down, “I came here in utter desperation; I meant----” he broke off.
voice
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From this reading “Not alone!” he said in a low voice.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You meant to die by your own hand here in my house!”