Chapter XXXV
“William! William!” he cried. “Surely you would not leave me?” But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing. Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
Sir Nigel
Chapter XXXV
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“William!
William!”
he
cried.
“Surely
you
would
not
leave
me?”
But
the
other’s
helmet
was
closed
and
he
could
hear
nothing.
Beaumanoir
saw
that
he
was
staggering
away
as
swiftly
as
he
could.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“William!
Line 2
William!”
he
cried.
Line 3
“Surely
you
would
not
leave
me?”
Line 4
But
the
other’s
helmet
was
closed
and
he
could
hear
nothing.
Line 5
Beaumanoir
saw
that
he
was
staggering
away
as
swiftly
as
he
could.
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 “But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “William!” he cried.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Surely you would not leave me?””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
away
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From this reading Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
Beaumanoir
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From this reading Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
closed
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From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading William!” he cried.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading William!” he cried.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
helmet
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From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
leave
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From this reading “Surely you would not leave me?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Surely you would not leave me?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Surely you would not leave me?”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
other's
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From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
saw
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From this reading Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
staggering
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From this reading Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
Surely
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From this reading “Surely you would not leave me?”
swiftly
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From this reading Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beaumanoir saw that he was staggering away as swiftly as he could.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the other’s helmet was closed and he could hear nothing.
William
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From this reading “William!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Surely you would not leave me?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Surely you would not leave me?”