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I Will Repay
I Will Repay

Chapter XI

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Denunciation.
But what of Juliette?
What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?
She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.
On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.
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I Will Repay

Chapter XI

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Denunciation.
Line 2
But what of Juliette?
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What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?
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She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.
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On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

Creature noun US /ˈcreature/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

Duty noun US /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

Powers noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.”

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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 What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

all

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

antagonistic

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

brother

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what of Juliette?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

case

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

conflict

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From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

Denunciation

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From this reading Denunciation.

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

a responsibility that must be carried out

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

father

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

fought

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

girl

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

God

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

greatest

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

honesty

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

honour

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

human

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

Juliette

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From this reading But what of Juliette?

justice

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

oath

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But what of Juliette?

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

other

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

passionate

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From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

pity

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

powersnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

religion

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

romantic

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From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

scarcely

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

side

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

soul

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

sworn

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

Titanic

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From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

torn

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

tortured

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From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

tradition

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what of Juliette?

wild

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From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

woman

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From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

wrong

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From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.