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Saint Michael: A Romance
Saint Michael: A Romance

Chapter XIV

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The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.
Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.
"Enough," he said, collecting himself.
"I must settle with Raoul next.
You shall hear from me shortly.
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Saint Michael: A Romance

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.
Line 2
Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.
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"Enough," he said, collecting himself.
Line 4
"I must settle with Raoul next.
Line 5
You shall hear from me shortly.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You shall hear from me shortly.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “"Enough," he said, collecting himself.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"I must settle with Raoul next.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I must settle with Raoul next.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “You shall hear from me shortly.”

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AgainnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

anger

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

cold

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

collecting

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From this reading "Enough," he said, collecting himself.

confronted

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

Count

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

delight

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

Enough

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From this reading "Enough," he said, collecting himself.

expression

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

eyes

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You shall hear from me shortly.

gazed

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

general

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

glowed

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

grave

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You shall hear from me shortly.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Enough," he said, collecting himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I must settle with Raoul next.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

man

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You shall hear from me shortly.

more

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "I must settle with Raoul next.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I must settle with Raoul next.

pain

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

passionate

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

rang

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

Raoul

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From this reading "I must settle with Raoul next.

said

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From this reading "Enough," he said, collecting himself.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

settle

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From this reading "I must settle with Raoul next.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading You shall hear from me shortly.

shortly

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From this reading You shall hear from me shortly.

strange

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

there

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From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

transformed

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

triumphantly

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

voice

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From this reading The cold, grave man seemed transformed; passionate delight glowed in his eyes and rang in his voice as he confronted the Count triumphantly.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Again the general gazed at him with that strange expression, in which there was more pain than anger.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You shall hear from me shortly.