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Can You Forgive Her?
Can You Forgive Her?

Chapter XIX

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Mr. Tombe's Advice.
Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
At any rate, he did not despise her.
He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Can You Forgive Her?

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Mr. Tombe's Advice.
Line 2
Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."
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There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.
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At any rate, he did not despise her.
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He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Uttered noun US /ˈuttered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."”

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Advice

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From this reading Mr. Tombe's Advice.

Alice

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

all

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

almost

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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

any

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From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

comforted

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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

despise

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From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.

ears

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

esteem

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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

Grey

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

heart

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

held

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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

high

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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

hour

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

John

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

knew

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

moment

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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

moving

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Tombe's Advice.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.

rate

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From this reading At any rate, he did not despise her.

sat

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

soothed

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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

sounding

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

spirits

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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

spoken

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From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

There

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From this reading There had been something in his words which had soothed her spirits, and had, for the moment, almost comforted her.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He could not have spoken such words as these to her had he not still held her high in his esteem.

Tombe's

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From this reading Mr. Tombe's Advice.

utterednounUS /ˈuttered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

words

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From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading Alice sat alone for an hour without moving when John Grey had left her, and the last words which he had uttered were sounding in her ears all the time, "My heart is still yours, as it has been since I knew you."