Chapter III
I held my breath. Would it be just to tell her the truth? I wondered. I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered: "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
Her Majesty's Minister
Chapter III
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I
held
my
breath.
Would
it
be
just
to
tell
her
the
truth?
I
wondered.
I
reflected
for
a
moment,
then
in
a
calm
voice
answered:
"Because
I
discovered
that
her
heart
was
not
wholly
mine."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
held
my
breath.
Line 2
Would
it
be
just
to
tell
her
the
truth?
Line 3
I
wondered.
/aɪ wondered/
Line 4
I
reflected
for
a
moment,
then
in
a
calm
voice
answered:
Line 5
"Because
I
discovered
that
her
heart
was
not
wholly
mine."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would it be just to tell her the truth?”
Wondered
noun
US /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wondered.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would it be just to tell her the truth?”
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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 reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
breath
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From this reading I held my breath.
calm
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From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
discovered
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From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
heart
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From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
held
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From this reading I held my breath.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I held my breath.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
just
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From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
moment
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From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I held my breath.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
reflected
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From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
then
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From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
truth
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From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
voice
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From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
wholly
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From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wondered.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?