Chapter XI
Véronique tried to calm her. 'Oh! Madame, don't you see us? You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.' The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
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Chapter XI
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Véronique
tried
to
calm
her.
'Oh!
Madame,
don't
you
see
us?
You
can't
suppose
that
we
should
let
any
harm
come
to
you.'
The
dying
woman,
exhausted
by
her
violent
struggles,
lay
for
a
moment
panting.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Véronique
tried
to
calm
her.
Line 2
'Oh!
Line 3
Madame,
don't
you
see
us?
Line 4
You
can't
suppose
that
we
should
let
any
harm
come
to
you.'
Line 5
The
dying
woman,
exhausted
by
her
violent
struggles,
lay
for
a
moment
panting.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'”
Violent
noun
US /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
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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 dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
any
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From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
calm
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From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
can't
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From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
don't
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From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
dying
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From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
exhausted
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From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
harm
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From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
lay
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From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
Madame
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From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
moment
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From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
Oh
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From this reading 'Oh!
panting
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From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
see
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From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
struggles
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From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
tried
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From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
Véronique
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From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
woman
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From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madame, don't you see us?