Chapter III
"Oh, but I can't! Helena would never forgive me. I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo. Really you can't come through here." "Do you think you can stop me?"
Helena's Path
Chapter III
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"Oh,
but
I
can't!
Helena
would
never
forgive
me.
I'm
a
friend
of
hers,
you
know--of
the
Marchesa
di
San
Servolo.
Really
you
can't
come
through
here."
"Do
you
think
you
can
stop
me?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
but
I
can't!
Line 2
Helena
would
never
forgive
me.
Line 3
I'm
a
friend
of
hers,
you
know--of
the
Marchesa
di
San
Servolo.
Line 4
Really
you
can't
come
through
here."
Line 5
"Do
you
think
you
can
stop
me?"
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 “Really you can't come through here."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Really you can't come through here."”
Hers
pronoun
US /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Helena would never forgive me.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think you can stop me?"”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Really you can't come through here."”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Helena would never forgive me.”
All words in this reading · 29
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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 I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but I can't!
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Do you think you can stop me?"
can't
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From this reading "Oh, but I can't!
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Really you can't come through here."
di
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From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think you can stop me?"
forgive
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From this reading Helena would never forgive me.
friend
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From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
Helena
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From this reading Helena would never forgive me.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Really you can't come through here."
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, but I can't!
I'm
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From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
Marchesa
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From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Helena would never forgive me.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helena would never forgive me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, but I can't!
Really
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From this reading Really you can't come through here."
San
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From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
Servolo
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From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
stop
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From this reading "Do you think you can stop me?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think you can stop me?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Really you can't come through here."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Helena would never forgive me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I'm a friend of hers, you know--of the Marchesa di San Servolo.