Chapter XV
He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm. "Victor! Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!" Miraudin wheeled round, and stared at her amazed. "Kiss you!" he echoed, "Pardieu!
The Master-Christian
Chapter XV
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He
pushed
her
aside,
but
she
still
clung
pertinaciously
to
his
arm.
"Victor!
Victor!"
she
wailed,
"Will
you
not
look
at
me--will
you
not
kiss
me!"
Miraudin
wheeled
round,
and
stared
at
her
amazed.
"Kiss
you!"
he
echoed,
"Pardieu!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
pushed
her
aside,
but
she
still
clung
pertinaciously
to
his
arm.
Line 2
"Victor!
Line 3
Victor!"
she
wailed,
"Will
you
not
look
at
me--will
you
not
kiss
me!"
Line 4
Miraudin
wheeled
round,
and
stared
at
her
amazed.
Line 5
"Kiss
you!"
he
echoed,
"Pardieu!
Learner Dictionary
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Clung
noun
US /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.”
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amazed
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From this reading Miraudin wheeled round, and stared at her amazed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miraudin wheeled round, and stared at her amazed.
arm
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From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
aside
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From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
echoed
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From this reading "Kiss you!" he echoed, "Pardieu!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
kiss
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From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"
Miraudin
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From this reading Miraudin wheeled round, and stared at her amazed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"
Pardieu
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From this reading "Kiss you!" he echoed, "Pardieu!
pertinaciously
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From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
pushed
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From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
round
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From this reading Miraudin wheeled round, and stared at her amazed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
stared
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From this reading Miraudin wheeled round, and stared at her amazed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pushed her aside, but she still clung pertinaciously to his arm.
Victor
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From this reading "Victor!
wailed
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From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"
wheeled
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From this reading Miraudin wheeled round, and stared at her amazed.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Victor!" she wailed, "Will you not look at me--will you not kiss me!"