Chapter XX
She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep. She wished she had not stood up. She wondered wildly why she had stood up. No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on. “Think of the mockery!” she said.
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Chapter XX
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She
felt,
with
a
sudden
horror,
that
she
might
weep.
She
wished
she
had
not
stood
up.
She
wondered
wildly
why
she
had
stood
up.
No
one
spoke,
and
she
was
impelled
to
flounder
on.
“Think
of
the
mockery!”
she
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
felt,
with
a
sudden
horror,
that
she
might
weep.
Line 2
She
wished
she
had
not
stood
up.
Line 3
She
wondered
wildly
why
she
had
stood
up.
Line 4
No
one
spoke,
and
she
was
impelled
to
flounder
on.
Line 5
“Think
of
the
mockery!”
she
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wished she had not stood up.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Think of the mockery!” she said.”
Wondered
noun
US /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wondered wildly why she had stood up.”
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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 She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
felt
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From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
flounder
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From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wished she had not stood up.
horror
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From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
impelled
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From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
mockery
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From this reading “Think of the mockery!” she said.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wished she had not stood up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Think of the mockery!” she said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
said
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From this reading “Think of the mockery!” she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
spoke
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From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wished she had not stood up.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Think of the mockery!” she said.
ThinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Think of the mockery!” she said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
up
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From this reading She wished she had not stood up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one spoke, and she was impelled to flounder on.
weep
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From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
why
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From this reading She wondered wildly why she had stood up.
wildly
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From this reading She wondered wildly why she had stood up.
wished
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From this reading She wished she had not stood up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She felt, with a sudden horror, that she might weep.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered wildly why she had stood up.