Chapter XXI
“At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck. “But how pale you are!” I told her of the scene with my father. “My God! I was afraid of it,” she said.
Camille (La Dame Aux Camilias)
Chapter XXI
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“At
last
you
have
come,”
she
said,
throwing
her
arms
round
my
neck.
“But
how
pale
you
are!”
I
told
her
of
the
scene
with
my
father.
“My
God!
I
was
afraid
of
it,”
she
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“At
last
you
have
come,”
she
said,
throwing
her
arms
round
my
neck.
Line 2
“But
how
pale
you
are!”
Line 3
I
told
her
of
the
scene
with
my
father.
Line 4
“My
God!
Line 5
I
was
afraid
of
it,”
she
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told her of the scene with my father.”
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afraid
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From this reading I was afraid of it,” she said.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But how pale you are!”
arms
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From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how pale you are!”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
father
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From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
God
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From this reading “My God!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
how
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From this reading “But how pale you are!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was afraid of it,” she said.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
neck
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From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
pale
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From this reading “But how pale you are!”
round
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From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
said
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From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
scene
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From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
throwing
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From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was afraid of it,” she said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.