Chapter XI
"Listen, dear signora. I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice. My father loves me, he is rich, he consents. I find her tied to this man. Imagine, if you can, my despair.
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Chapter XI
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"Listen,
dear
signora.
I
came
here
hoping
to
gain
your
consent
to
address
myself
to
the
signorina
Beatrice.
My
father
loves
me,
he
is
rich,
he
consents.
I
find
her
tied
to
this
man.
Imagine,
if
you
can,
my
despair.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Listen,
dear
signora.
Line 2
I
came
here
hoping
to
gain
your
consent
to
address
myself
to
the
signorina
Beatrice.
Line 3
My
father
loves
me,
he
is
rich,
he
consents.
Line 4
I
find
her
tied
to
this
man.
Line 5
Imagine,
if
you
can,
my
despair.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.”
Imagine
noun
US /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Imagine, if you can, my despair.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.”
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address
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Beatrice
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came
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canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, my despair.
consent
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consents
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dear
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despair
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father
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find
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gain
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My father loves me, he is rich, he consents.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I find her tied to this man.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.
hoping
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From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Imagine, if you can, my despair.
ImaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Imagine, if you can, my despair.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My father loves me, he is rich, he consents.
Listen
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From this reading "Listen, dear signora.
loves
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From this reading My father loves me, he is rich, he consents.
man
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From this reading I find her tied to this man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father loves me, he is rich, he consents.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father loves me, he is rich, he consents.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.
rich
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From this reading My father loves me, he is rich, he consents.
signora
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From this reading "Listen, dear signora.
signorina
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From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I find her tied to this man.
tied
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From this reading I find her tied to this man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Imagine, if you can, my despair.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came here hoping to gain your consent to address myself to the signorina Beatrice.