Chapter IV
“What?” “You would not understand it at all.... Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right! I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!” Aquilina turned cold with terror.
Melmoth Reconciled
Chapter IV
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“What?”
“You
would
not
understand
it
at
all....
Ah!
he
was
right,”
Castanier
went
on,
“the
fiend
was
right!
I
see
everything
and
know
all
things.--You
have
been
deceiving
me!”
Aquilina
turned
cold
with
terror.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What?”
/wʌt/
Line 2
“You
would
not
understand
it
at
all....
Line 3
Ah!
he
was
right,”
Castanier
went
on,
“the
fiend
was
right!
Line 4
I
see
everything
and
know
all
things.--You
have
been
deceiving
me!”
Line 5
Aquilina
turned
cold
with
terror.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!””
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!””
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!””
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!”
Understand
noun
US /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You would not understand it at all....”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““You would not understand it at all....”
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Ah
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From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
all
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From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
Aquilina
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From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
Castanier
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From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
cold
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From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
deceiving
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From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
fiend
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From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
see
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From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
terror
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From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
things
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From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
turned
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From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....