Chapter XVI
SUSPICION Fatal, fatal night! Why do I attempt to recall thee? The remembrance is still so vivid. Such grief is never to be forgotten. It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
Arthur
Chapter XVI
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SUSPICION
Fatal,
fatal
night!
Why
do
I
attempt
to
recall
thee?
The
remembrance
is
still
so
vivid.
Such
grief
is
never
to
be
forgotten.
It
was
half-past
nine
when
I
reached
the
Hôtel
de
Pënâfiel,
and
I
was
cross
and
sullen.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SUSPICION
Fatal,
fatal
night!
Line 2
Why
do
I
attempt
to
recall
thee?
Line 3
The
remembrance
is
still
so
vivid.
Line 4
Such
grief
is
never
to
be
forgotten.
Line 5
It
was
half-past
nine
when
I
reached
the
Hôtel
de
Pënâfiel,
and
I
was
cross
and
sullen.
Learner Dictionary
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Forgotten
adjective
US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Such grief is never to be forgotten.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such grief is never to be forgotten.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The remembrance is still so vivid.”
Thee
pronoun
US /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Why do I attempt to recall thee?”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
attempt
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From this reading Why do I attempt to recall thee?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such grief is never to be forgotten.
cross
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de
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do I attempt to recall thee?
Fatal
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From this reading SUSPICION Fatal, fatal night!
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Such grief is never to be forgotten.
grief
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From this reading Such grief is never to be forgotten.
half-past
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From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
Hôtel
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why do I attempt to recall thee?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The remembrance is still so vivid.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such grief is never to be forgotten.
night
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From this reading SUSPICION Fatal, fatal night!
nine
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From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
Pënâfiel
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reached
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From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
recall
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remembrance
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From this reading The remembrance is still so vivid.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The remembrance is still so vivid.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The remembrance is still so vivid.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such grief is never to be forgotten.
sullen
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From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
SUSPICION
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From this reading SUSPICION Fatal, fatal night!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The remembrance is still so vivid.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Why do I attempt to recall thee?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why do I attempt to recall thee?
vivid
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From this reading The remembrance is still so vivid.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was half-past nine when I reached the Hôtel de Pënâfiel, and I was cross and sullen.
Why
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From this reading Why do I attempt to recall thee?