Chapter VII
“Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute. “God be praised, I am not too late. Dead! I believed you were dead! Ah! that is horrible!
The disciple
Chapter VII
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“Ah!”
said
she
in
a
broken
voice
after
the
silence
of
the
first
minute.
“God
be
praised,
I
am
not
too
late.
Dead!
I
believed
you
were
dead!
Ah!
that
is
horrible!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Ah!”
said
she
in
a
broken
voice
after
the
silence
of
the
first
minute.
Line 2
“God
be
praised,
I
am
not
too
late.
Line 3
Dead!
/dead/
Line 4
I
believed
you
were
dead!
Line 5
Ah!
that
is
horrible!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dead!”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ““Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.”
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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 “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
believed
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From this reading I believed you were dead!
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
DeadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dead!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
God
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From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
horrible
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From this reading Ah! that is horrible!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! that is horrible!
late
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From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
minute
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From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
praised
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From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
said
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From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ah! that is horrible!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
too
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From this reading “God be praised, I am not too late.
voice
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From this reading “Ah!” said she in a broken voice after the silence of the first minute.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I believed you were dead!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believed you were dead!