Chapter VII
'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.' She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face. 'And me?' she said. 'What is to become of me?' 'It is the Emperor's affair.
The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard
Chapter VII
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'Pardon
me,
my
dear
lady,'
I
cried,
springing
to
my
feet,
'but
I
must
go
on
instantly
to
Hof.'
She
rose
also,
and
looked
at
me
with
a
pale,
reproachful
face.
'And
me?'
she
said.
'What
is
to
become
of
me?'
'It
is
the
Emperor's
affair.
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Line 1
'Pardon
me,
my
dear
lady,'
I
cried,
springing
to
my
feet,
'but
I
must
go
on
instantly
to
Hof.'
Line 2
She
rose
also,
and
looked
at
me
with
a
pale,
reproachful
face.
Line 3
'And
me?'
she
said.
Line 4
'What
is
to
become
of
me?'
Line 5
'It
is
the
Emperor's
affair.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'”
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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 She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
affair
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From this reading 'It is the Emperor's affair.
also
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From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
become
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From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
dear
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
Emperor's
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face
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From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
feet
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go
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
Hof
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
instantly
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is the Emperor's affair.
lady
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
pale
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From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
Pardon
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
reproachful
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From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
rose
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From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
said
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From this reading 'And me?' she said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.
springing
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From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'It is the Emperor's affair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Pardon me, my dear lady,' I cried, springing to my feet, 'but I must go on instantly to Hof.'
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What is to become of me?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She rose also, and looked at me with a pale, reproachful face.