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Chapter XXXIX

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MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.
Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?
Such, though, is the case.
And yet my despair was frightful!
To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Arthur

Chapter XXXIX

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.
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Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?
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Such, though, is the case.
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And yet my despair was frightful!
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To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?”

Distant adjective US /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading “To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Such, though, is the case.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

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

From this reading “Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “And yet my despair was frightful!”

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18

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From this reading MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.

20

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From this reading MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

ago

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

apathy

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

BELMONT

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From this reading MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

case

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From this reading Such, though, is the case.

de

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

death

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

despair

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From this reading And yet my despair was frightful!

distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/

not friendly or close

From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

Fersen

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

frightful

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From this reading And yet my despair was frightful!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

gives

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

heart

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

hope

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

Irene

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Such, though, is the case.

January

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From this reading MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.

journal

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

Madame

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

MARIE

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From this reading MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

mitigate

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

months

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

new

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

pain

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

rather

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

recover

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

remembrance

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

rupture

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

said

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

sensations

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

SERVAL

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From this reading MARIE BELMONT SERVAL, January 20, 18--.

six

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

sore

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

soreness

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such, though, is the case.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Such, though, is the case.

thrown

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

To-day

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From this reading To-day, though the remembrance of that time gives me sore pain, a distant hope, new sensations mitigate that soreness.

up

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From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And yet my despair was frightful!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Who would have said six months ago that I would ever take up this journal again, or, rather, that I would ever recover from the apathy of heart and mind into which I had been thrown by my rupture with Madame de Fersen, by the death of Irene?

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet my despair was frightful!