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An Interloper
An Interloper

Chapter XIII

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Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
"And you would drag it in the dust!
You would make him own to what he never did!
Raoul's father!
Oh, shame, father, shame!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

An Interloper

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
Line 2
"And you would drag it in the dust!
Line 3
You would make him own to what he never did!
Line 4
Raoul's father!
Line 5
Oh, shame, father, shame!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You would make him own to what he never did!”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You would make him own to what he never did!”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"And you would drag it in the dust!”

All words in this reading · 31

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

bravely

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

confronted

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

drag

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From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!

dust

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From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!

eyes

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

face

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

father

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

Nathalie's

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

Oh

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From this reading Oh, shame, father, shame!

own

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From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

Raoul's

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From this reading Raoul's father!

shame

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From this reading Oh, shame, father, shame!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

shone

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!

white

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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!