Chapter X
'You would do better to go away.' For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing: 'Oh, God! God! I cannot endure it!
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Chapter X
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'You
would
do
better
to
go
away.'
For
a
moment
or
two
he
resisted;
his
tears
blinded
him,
Then
he
yielded
and
went
down,
ashamed,
and
sobbing:
'Oh,
God!
God!
I
cannot
endure
it!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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Line 1
'You
would
do
better
to
go
away.'
Line 2
For
a
moment
or
two
he
resisted;
his
tears
blinded
him,
Then
he
yielded
and
went
down,
ashamed,
and
sobbing:
Line 3
'Oh,
God!
Line 4
God!
Line 5
I
cannot
endure
it!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ashamed
adjective
US /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading “For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “'You would do better to go away.'”
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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 For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
away
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From this reading 'You would do better to go away.'
better
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From this reading 'You would do better to go away.'
blinded
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
cannot
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From this reading I cannot endure it!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'You would do better to go away.'
down
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
endure
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From this reading I cannot endure it!
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
go
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From this reading 'You would do better to go away.'
God
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From this reading 'Oh, God!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot endure it!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot endure it!
moment
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh, God!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
resisted
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
sobbing
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
tears
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
Then
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'You would do better to go away.'
two
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'You would do better to go away.'
yielded
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From this reading For a moment or two he resisted; his tears blinded him, Then he yielded and went down, ashamed, and sobbing:
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You would do better to go away.'