Chapter XVIII
Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees. The priest stopped her with a gesture. 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help. Listen to me, father. Do not withdraw from me.
The Conquest of Plassans (La Conquête de Plassans)
Chapter XVIII
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Her
voice
broke
down
and
she
almost
slipped
upon
her
knees.
The
priest
stopped
her
with
a
gesture.
'And
now,
to-day,'
she
cried,
'I
am
suffering
and
have
need
of
your
help.
Listen
to
me,
father.
Do
not
withdraw
from
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Conquest of Plassans (La Conquête de Plassans)
Chapter XVIII
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
Her
voice
broke
down
and
she
almost
slipped
upon
her
knees.
Line 2
The
priest
stopped
her
with
a
gesture.
Line 3
'And
now,
to-day,'
she
cried,
'I
am
suffering
and
have
need
of
your
help.
Line 4
Listen
to
me,
father.
Line 5
Do
not
withdraw
from
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The priest stopped her with a gesture.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.”
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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 The priest stopped her with a gesture.
almost
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From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
broke
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From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not withdraw from me.
down
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From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
father
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From this reading Listen to me, father.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Do not withdraw from me.
gesture
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From this reading The priest stopped her with a gesture.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
knees
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From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
Listen
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From this reading Listen to me, father.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Listen to me, father.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not withdraw from me.
now
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From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
priest
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From this reading The priest stopped her with a gesture.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
slipped
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From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The priest stopped her with a gesture.
suffering
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From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The priest stopped her with a gesture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Listen to me, father.
to-day
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From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
voice
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From this reading Her voice broke down and she almost slipped upon her knees.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The priest stopped her with a gesture.
withdraw
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From this reading Do not withdraw from me.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'And now, to-day,' she cried, 'I am suffering and have need of your help.