Chapter X
AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS. "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured. 'I am not. I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back. If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
The Forsaken Inn: A Novel
Chapter X
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AT
THE
FOOT
OF
THE
STAIRS.
"'You
think
I
am
playing
with
you,'
she
murmured.
'I
am
not.
I
have
sickened
of
these
nuptials
and
am
going
back.
If
you
want
to,
you
may
kill
me
where
I
sit.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AT
THE
FOOT
OF
THE
STAIRS.
Line 2
"'You
think
I
am
playing
with
you,'
she
murmured.
Line 3
'I
am
not.
/aɪ æm nɑːt/
Line 4
I
have
sickened
of
these
nuptials
and
am
going
back.
Line 5
If
you
want
to,
you
may
kill
me
where
I
sit.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
FOOT
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
back
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From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
FOOTnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
going
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From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
kill
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From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
murmured
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From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I am not.
nuptials
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From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
playing
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From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
sickened
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From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
sit
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From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
STAIRS
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From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have sickened of these nuptials and am going back.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
want
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From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading If you want to, you may kill me where I sit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'You think I am playing with you,' she murmured.