Chapter XXVI
FACE TO FACE. “Do not weep, dear love!” Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips. “Do not grieve so, my darling. That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
Lillian's vow
Chapter XXVI
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FACE
TO
FACE.
“Do
not
weep,
dear
love!”
Cyril
Fayne
took
Lenore
in
his
arms
and
kissed
the
quivering
red
lips.
“Do
not
grieve
so,
my
darling.
That
man
is
a
fiend
incarnate,
but
we
will
unmask
him
to
the
world.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FACE
TO
FACE.
Line 2
“Do
not
weep,
dear
love!”
Line 3
Cyril
Fayne
took
Lenore
in
his
arms
and
kissed
the
quivering
red
lips.
Line 4
“Do
not
grieve
so,
my
darling.
Line 5
That
man
is
a
fiend
incarnate,
but
we
will
unmask
him
to
the
world.
Learner Dictionary
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Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.”
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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 That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
arms
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
Cyril
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
darling
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From this reading “Do not grieve so, my darling.
dear
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From this reading “Do not weep, dear love!”
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not weep, dear love!”
FACE
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From this reading FACE TO FACE.
Fayne
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
fiend
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From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
grieve
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From this reading “Do not grieve so, my darling.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
incarnate
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From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
kissed
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
Lenore
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
lips
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
love
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From this reading “Do not weep, dear love!”
man
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From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Do not grieve so, my darling.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not weep, dear love!”
quivering
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
red
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From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Do not grieve so, my darling.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyril Fayne took Lenore in his arms and kissed the quivering red lips.
unmask
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From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
weep
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From this reading “Do not weep, dear love!”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.
world
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From this reading That man is a fiend incarnate, but we will unmask him to the world.