Chapter XXX
A THREAT. The old man's face grew pale and troubled. "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously. "I am old and feeble. I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
Her Dark Inheritance
Chapter XXX
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A
THREAT.
The
old
man's
face
grew
pale
and
troubled.
"Celia,
can
not
you
let
by-gones
be
by-gones?"
he
cried,
tremulously.
"I
am
old
and
feeble.
I
needed
some
one
to
take
care
of
me,
and
as
Serena--"
"Offered
herself?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
THREAT.
Line 2
The
old
man's
face
grew
pale
and
troubled.
Line 3
"Celia,
can
not
you
let
by-gones
be
by-gones?"
he
cried,
tremulously.
Line 4
"I
am
old
and
feeble.
Line 5
I
needed
some
one
to
take
care
of
me,
and
as
Serena--"
"Offered
herself?
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?”
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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 A THREAT.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am old and feeble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
by-gones
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From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
care
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From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
Celia
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From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
face
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From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
feeble
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From this reading "I am old and feeble.
grew
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From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am old and feeble.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
man's
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From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
needed
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From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
Offered
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From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
old
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From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
pale
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From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
Serena
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From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
some
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From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
THREAT
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From this reading A THREAT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I needed some one to take care of me, and as Serena--" "Offered herself?
tremulously
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From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.
troubled
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From this reading The old man's face grew pale and troubled.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Celia, can not you let by-gones be by-gones?" he cried, tremulously.