Chapter XXVI
She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong. Her gratitude swelled within her. “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice. “Then you--you will?” A long pause.
Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story
Chapter XXVI
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She
looked
at
him;
his
face,
downcast
and
in
profile,
was
handsome
and
strong.
Her
gratitude
swelled
within
her.
“You
are
too
good
for
me,”
she
said
in
a
low
voice.
“Then
you--you
will?”
A
long
pause.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
looked
at
him;
his
face,
downcast
and
in
profile,
was
handsome
and
strong.
Line 2
Her
gratitude
swelled
within
her.
Line 3
“You
are
too
good
for
me,”
she
said
in
a
low
voice.
Line 4
“Then
you--you
will?”
Line 5
A
long
pause.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.”
Handsome
noun
US /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A long pause.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Her gratitude swelled within her.”
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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 “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
downcast
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From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
face
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From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
gratitude
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From this reading Her gratitude swelled within her.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gratitude swelled within her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long pause.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
low
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From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
pause
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From this reading A long pause.
profile
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From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
said
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From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
strong
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From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
swelled
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From this reading Her gratitude swelled within her.
Then
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From this reading “Then you--you will?”
too
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From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
voice
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From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked at him; his face, downcast and in profile, was handsome and strong.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Then you--you will?”
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Her gratitude swelled within her.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are too good for me,” she said in a low voice.