Chapter XI
“Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness. “I hate them! I hate life! It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!” “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
Sylvia: A Novel
Chapter XI
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“Oh,
I
hate
them!”
she
cried,
with
sudden
fierceness.
“I
hate
them!
I
hate
life!
It’s
a
shameful,
hideous
world,
and
I
wish
that
I
could
die!”
“Ah,
don’t
say
that,
my
child!”
he
pleaded.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh,
I
hate
them!”
she
cried,
with
sudden
fierceness.
Line 2
“I
hate
them!
Line 3
I
hate
life!
Line 4
It’s
a
shameful,
hideous
world,
and
I
wish
that
I
could
die!”
Line 5
“Ah,
don’t
say
that,
my
child!”
he
pleaded.
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 “It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hate life!”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.”
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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 It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
child
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From this reading “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
die
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From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
don't
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From this reading “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
fierceness
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From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
hate
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From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
hideous
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From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
It's
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From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hate life!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
pleaded
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From this reading “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
say
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From this reading “Ah, don’t say that, my child!” he pleaded.
shameful
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From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
wish
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From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, I hate them!” she cried, with sudden fierceness.
world
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From this reading It’s a shameful, hideous world, and I wish that I could die!”