Chapter XV
Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder. She was growing uneasy and angry. ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked. ‘You can’t refuse; you will come with me? Remember that I shall die if you refuse.
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Chapter XV
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Albine,
however,
again
touched
him
on
the
shoulder.
She
was
growing
uneasy
and
angry.
‘Why
do
you
not
speak
to
me?’
she
asked.
‘You
can’t
refuse;
you
will
come
with
me?
Remember
that
I
shall
die
if
you
refuse.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Albine,
however,
again
touched
him
on
the
shoulder.
Line 2
She
was
growing
uneasy
and
angry.
Line 3
‘Why
do
you
not
speak
to
me?’
she
asked.
Line 4
‘You
can’t
refuse;
you
will
come
with
me?
Line 5
Remember
that
I
shall
die
if
you
refuse.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You can’t refuse; you will come with me?”
However
adverb
US /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember that I shall die if you refuse.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Remember that I shall die if you refuse.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
Albine
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From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was growing uneasy and angry.
angry
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From this reading She was growing uneasy and angry.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.
can't
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From this reading ‘You can’t refuse; you will come with me?
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You can’t refuse; you will come with me?
die
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From this reading Remember that I shall die if you refuse.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.
growing
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From this reading She was growing uneasy and angry.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Remember that I shall die if you refuse.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Remember that I shall die if you refuse.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
refuse
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From this reading ‘You can’t refuse; you will come with me?
RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember that I shall die if you refuse.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Remember that I shall die if you refuse.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was growing uneasy and angry.
shoulder
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From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
speak
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From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Remember that I shall die if you refuse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.
touched
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From this reading Albine, however, again touched him on the shoulder.
uneasy
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From this reading She was growing uneasy and angry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was growing uneasy and angry.
Why
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From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘You can’t refuse; you will come with me?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘You can’t refuse; you will come with me?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Why do you not speak to me?’ she asked.