Chapter I
"Madam, you are charming! You have not slept, and yet you smile. No man could ask a better prisoner." She turned to him, smiling faintly. "I thank you.
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Chapter I
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"Madam,
you
are
charming!
You
have
not
slept,
and
yet
you
smile.
No
man
could
ask
a
better
prisoner."
She
turned
to
him,
smiling
faintly.
"I
thank
you.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Madam,
you
are
charming!
Line 2
You
have
not
slept,
and
yet
you
smile.
Line 3
No
man
could
ask
a
better
prisoner."
Line 4
She
turned
to
him,
smiling
faintly.
Line 5
"I
thank
you.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No man could ask a better prisoner."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have not slept, and yet you smile.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “You have not slept, and yet you smile.”
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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 No man could ask a better prisoner."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have not slept, and yet you smile.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Madam, you are charming!
ask
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From this reading No man could ask a better prisoner."
better
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From this reading No man could ask a better prisoner."
charming
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From this reading "Madam, you are charming!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No man could ask a better prisoner."
faintly
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From this reading She turned to him, smiling faintly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have not slept, and yet you smile.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned to him, smiling faintly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thank you.
Madam
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From this reading "Madam, you are charming!
man
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From this reading No man could ask a better prisoner."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No man could ask a better prisoner."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have not slept, and yet you smile.
prisoner
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From this reading No man could ask a better prisoner."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned to him, smiling faintly.
slept
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From this reading You have not slept, and yet you smile.
smile
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From this reading You have not slept, and yet you smile.
smiling
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From this reading She turned to him, smiling faintly.
thank
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From this reading "I thank you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned to him, smiling faintly.
turned
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From this reading She turned to him, smiling faintly.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading You have not slept, and yet you smile.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Madam, you are charming!