Chapter XVI
THE FIRST VISIT. "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite! While others triumph, I am drowned in woe. And can it be that I such treasure slight? And can I then my weary life forego?
Jane Seton
Chapter XVI
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THE
FIRST
VISIT.
"Ah!
false
and
cruel
fortune!
foul
despite!
While
others
triumph,
I
am
drowned
in
woe.
And
can
it
be
that
I
such
treasure
slight?
And
can
I
then
my
weary
life
forego?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
FIRST
VISIT.
Line 2
"Ah!
false
and
cruel
fortune!
foul
despite!
Line 3
While
others
triumph,
I
am
drowned
in
woe.
Line 4
And
can
it
be
that
I
such
treasure
slight?
Line 5
And
can
I
then
my
weary
life
forego?
Learner Dictionary
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Cruel
adjective
US /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “"Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!”
Despite
preposition
US /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “"Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!”
FIRST
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST VISIT.”
Fortune
noun
US /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And can I then my weary life forego?”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.”
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Ah
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From this reading "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And can it be that I such treasure slight?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And can it be that I such treasure slight?
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!
drowned
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From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.
false
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From this reading "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT.
forego
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From this reading And can I then my weary life forego?
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!
foul
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From this reading "Ah! false and cruel fortune! foul despite!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And can it be that I such treasure slight?
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And can I then my weary life forego?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And can I then my weary life forego?
others
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From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.
slight
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From this reading And can it be that I such treasure slight?
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And can it be that I such treasure slight?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And can it be that I such treasure slight?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST VISIT.
then
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From this reading And can I then my weary life forego?
treasure
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From this reading And can it be that I such treasure slight?
triumph
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From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.
VISIT
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From this reading THE FIRST VISIT.
weary
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From this reading And can I then my weary life forego?
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.
woe
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From this reading While others triumph, I am drowned in woe.