Chapter V
He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back. "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you. You will forget my folly, I hope." "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it. "Hermione!
Cynthia Wakeham's Money
Chapter V
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He
uttered
a
low
exclamation
and
stepped
back.
"I
beg
your
pardon,"
said
he,
"I
ought
not
to
have
annoyed
you.
You
will
forget
my
folly,
I
hope."
"Do
you
forget
it!"
cried
she;
but
her
lips
trembled
and
he
saw
it.
"Hermione!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
uttered
a
low
exclamation
and
stepped
back.
Line 2
"I
beg
your
pardon,"
said
he,
"I
ought
not
to
have
annoyed
you.
Line 3
You
will
forget
my
folly,
I
hope."
Line 4
"Do
you
forget
it!"
cried
she;
but
her
lips
trembled
and
he
saw
it.
Line 5
"Hermione!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.”
Folly
noun
US /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “You will forget my folly, I hope."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.”
Uttered
noun
US /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
annoyed
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From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
back
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From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
beg
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From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
exclamation
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From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading You will forget my folly, I hope."
forget
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From this reading You will forget my folly, I hope."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
Hermione
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From this reading "Hermione!
hope
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From this reading You will forget my folly, I hope."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
lips
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From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
low
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From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You will forget my folly, I hope."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
pardon
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From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
said
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From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
saw
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From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
stepped
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From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
trembled
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From this reading "Do you forget it!" cried she; but her lips trembled and he saw it.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He uttered a low exclamation and stepped back.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will forget my folly, I hope."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon," said he, "I ought not to have annoyed you.