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Saint Michael: A Romance
Saint Michael: A Romance

Chapter XVI

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"Raoul behaved like a madman.
In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
"And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Saint Michael: A Romance

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Raoul behaved like a madman.
Line 2
In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.
Line 3
Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.
Line 4
If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."
Line 5
"And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

Learner Dictionary

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

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."”

Remember verb US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading “Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed 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 "Raoul behaved like a madman.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

bear

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From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

behaved

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From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.

betray

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From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

betrayed

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From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

brunt

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From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

called

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From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

go

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From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

Heloise

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From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

instant

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From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

like

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From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.

lost

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From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

madman

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From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

Raoul

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From this reading "Raoul behaved like a madman.

RememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

tempest

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From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "And we have left him to bear the brunt of the tempest!"

whispered

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From this reading Had I not whispered, 'Remember Heloise.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading In another instant he would have called for help, and betrayed me.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you betray me she is lost to you!' he would not have let me go."