Chapter XIII
"I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!" Mrs. Varrick started back with a low cry. "Is it you, Hubert?" "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me." "I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."
Kidnapped at the Altar
Chapter XIII
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"I
LOVE
JESSIE
BAIN
WITH
ALL
MY
HEART
AND
SOUL!"
Mrs.
Varrick
started
back
with
a
low
cry.
"Is
it
you,
Hubert?"
"Yes;
but
upon
my
honor,
mother,
you
don't
seem
overglad
to
see
me."
"I
thought
you
were
to
have
been
gone
a
fortnight."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
LOVE
JESSIE
BAIN
WITH
ALL
MY
HEART
AND
SOUL!"
Line 2
Mrs.
Varrick
started
back
with
a
low
cry.
Line 3
"Is
it
you,
Hubert?"
Line 4
"Yes;
but
upon
my
honor,
mother,
you
don't
seem
overglad
to
see
me."
Line 5
"I
thought
you
were
to
have
been
gone
a
fortnight."
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."”
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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 Mrs. Varrick started back with a low cry.
ALL
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From this reading "I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!"
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!"
back
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BAIN
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
cry
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don't
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fortnight
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gone
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."
HEART
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From this reading "I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!"
honor
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From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
Hubert
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From this reading "Is it you, Hubert?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!"
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it you, Hubert?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it you, Hubert?"
JESSIE
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LOVE
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low
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
mother
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From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Varrick started back with a low cry.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!"
overglad
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From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
see
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seem
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From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
SOUL
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From this reading "I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!"
started
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From this reading Mrs. Varrick started back with a low cry.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
Varrick
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From this reading Mrs. Varrick started back with a low cry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought you were to have been gone a fortnight."
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I LOVE JESSIE BAIN WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL!"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes; but upon my honor, mother, you don't seem overglad to see me."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it you, Hubert?"