Chapter VII
He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge. "Good God!" he burst out. "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you! I'm in hell--hell! Whatever I do, I see your face.
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Chapter VII
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He
jumped
up
without
speaking
and
walked
towards
the
cliff
edge.
"Good
God!"
he
burst
out.
"You
don't
imagine
I
_want_
to
be
in
love
with
you!
I'm
in
hell--hell!
Whatever
I
do,
I
see
your
face.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
jumped
up
without
speaking
and
walked
towards
the
cliff
edge.
Line 2
"Good
God!"
he
burst
out.
Line 3
"You
don't
imagine
I
_want_
to
be
in
love
with
you!
Line 4
I'm
in
hell--hell!
Line 5
Whatever
I
do,
I
see
your
face.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good God!" he burst out.”
Imagine
noun
US /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.”
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever I do, I see your face.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
burst
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From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
cliff
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From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.
don't
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edge
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From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
face
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God
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From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
hell
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From this reading I'm in hell--hell!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
I'm
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From this reading I'm in hell--hell!
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
jumped
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From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
love
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out
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From this reading "Good God!" he burst out.
see
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speaking
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From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
up
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walked
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From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
want
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From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He jumped up without speaking and walked towards the cliff edge.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't imagine I _want_ to be in love with you!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whatever I do, I see your face.