Chapter XI
Her passion conquered for a moment her fear. "But I am sorry," she exclaimed. "Our marriage must be annulled. It was no marriage at all." "Never," he exclaimed vehemently.
Anna the Adventuress
Chapter XI
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Her
passion
conquered
for
a
moment
her
fear.
"But
I
am
sorry,"
she
exclaimed.
"Our
marriage
must
be
annulled.
It
was
no
marriage
at
all."
"Never,"
he
exclaimed
vehemently.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Her
passion
conquered
for
a
moment
her
fear.
Line 2
"But
I
am
sorry,"
she
exclaimed.
Line 3
"Our
marriage
must
be
annulled.
Line 4
It
was
no
marriage
at
all."
Line 5
"Never,"
he
exclaimed
vehemently.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Our marriage must be annulled.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Never," he exclaimed vehemently.”
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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 Her passion conquered for a moment her fear.
all
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From this reading It was no marriage at all."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I am sorry," she exclaimed.
annulled
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From this reading "Our marriage must be annulled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was no marriage at all."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Our marriage must be annulled.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I am sorry," she exclaimed.
conquered
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From this reading Her passion conquered for a moment her fear.
exclaimed
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From this reading "But I am sorry," she exclaimed.
fear
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From this reading Her passion conquered for a moment her fear.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her passion conquered for a moment her fear.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Never," he exclaimed vehemently.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her passion conquered for a moment her fear.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I am sorry," she exclaimed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no marriage at all."
marriage
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From this reading "Our marriage must be annulled.
moment
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From this reading Her passion conquered for a moment her fear.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Our marriage must be annulled.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Never," he exclaimed vehemently.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no marriage at all."
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Our marriage must be annulled.
passion
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From this reading Her passion conquered for a moment her fear.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But I am sorry," she exclaimed.
sorry
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From this reading "But I am sorry," she exclaimed.
vehemently
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From this reading "Never," he exclaimed vehemently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no marriage at all."