Chapter XXXIV
She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son. She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me. “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear! I've never seen you cry! I've never seen you cry.
The New Machiavelli
Chapter XXXIV
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She
drew
down
my
head
to
her
as
a
mother
might
draw
down
the
head
of
a
son.
She
caressed
me,
weeping
bitterly
with
me.
“Oh!
my
dear,”
she
sobbed,
“my
dear!
I've
never
seen
you
cry!
I've
never
seen
you
cry.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
drew
down
my
head
to
her
as
a
mother
might
draw
down
the
head
of
a
son.
Line 2
She
caressed
me,
weeping
bitterly
with
me.
Line 3
“Oh!
my
dear,”
she
sobbed,
“my
dear!
Line 4
I've
never
seen
you
cry!
Line 5
I've
never
seen
you
cry.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Bitterly
adverb
US /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've never seen you cry!”
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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 drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
caressed
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From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
cry
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From this reading I've never seen you cry!
dear
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From this reading “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear!
down
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From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
draw
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From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
head
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From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
I've
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From this reading I've never seen you cry!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
mother
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From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've never seen you cry!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear!
seen
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From this reading I've never seen you cry!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
sobbed
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From this reading “Oh! my dear,” she sobbed, “my dear!
son
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From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She drew down my head to her as a mother might draw down the head of a son.
weeping
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From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She caressed me, weeping bitterly with me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've never seen you cry!