Chapter VI
“No, not envy,” said that woman slowly. “She was too—innocent—how could one envy? She didn’t know her own strength. She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.” “Excalibur.”
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“No,
not
envy,”
said
that
woman
slowly.
“She
was
too—innocent—how
could
one
envy?
She
didn’t
know
her
own
strength.
She
said—‘Don’t
hurt
me,’
with
a
sword
at
her
side.”
“Excalibur.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No,
not
envy,”
said
that
woman
slowly.
Line 2
“She
was
too—innocent—how
could
one
envy?
Line 3
She
didn’t
know
her
own
strength.
Line 4
She
said—‘Don’t
hurt
me,’
with
a
sword
at
her
side.”
Line 5
“Excalibur.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““She was too—innocent—how could one envy?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She didn’t know her own strength.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““She was too—innocent—how could one envy?”
Strength
noun
US /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She didn’t know her own strength.”
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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 She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She was too—innocent—how could one envy?
didn't
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From this reading She didn’t know her own strength.
Don't
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From this reading She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
envy
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From this reading “No, not envy,” said that woman slowly.
Excalibur
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From this reading “Excalibur.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She didn’t know her own strength.
how
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From this reading “She was too—innocent—how could one envy?
hurt
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From this reading She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
innocent
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From this reading “She was too—innocent—how could one envy?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She didn’t know her own strength.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, not envy,” said that woman slowly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, not envy,” said that woman slowly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She was too—innocent—how could one envy?
own
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From this reading She didn’t know her own strength.
said
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From this reading “No, not envy,” said that woman slowly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was too—innocent—how could one envy?
side
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From this reading She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
slowly
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From this reading “No, not envy,” said that woman slowly.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She didn’t know her own strength.
sword
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From this reading She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, not envy,” said that woman slowly.
too
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From this reading “She was too—innocent—how could one envy?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was too—innocent—how could one envy?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She said—‘Don’t hurt me,’ with a sword at her side.”
woman
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From this reading “No, not envy,” said that woman slowly.