Chapter X
"Do I? I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said. And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone. He had nobody but her. "Who have I betrayed you to?"
The Romantic
Chapter X
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"Do
I?
I
shan't
forget
your
going
back
on
me;
your
betraying
me,"
he
said.
And
for
the
first
time
she
realised
how
alone
he
was;
how
horribly
alone.
He
had
nobody
but
her.
"Who
have
I
betrayed
you
to?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Do
I?
/duː aɪ/
Line 2
I
shan't
forget
your
going
back
on
me;
your
betraying
me,"
he
said.
Line 3
And
for
the
first
time
she
realised
how
alone
he
was;
how
horribly
alone.
Line 4
He
had
nobody
but
her.
/hiː hæd ˈnoʊbɑːdiː bʌt hɜːr/
Line 5
"Who
have
I
betrayed
you
to?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Who have I betrayed you to?"”
Nobody
pronoun
US /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading “He had nobody but her.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
back
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From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
betrayed
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From this reading "Who have I betrayed you to?"
betraying
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From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had nobody but her.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do I?
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
forget
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From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
going
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From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had nobody but her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Who have I betrayed you to?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had nobody but her.
horribly
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From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
how
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From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do I?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading He had nobody but her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
realised
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From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
said
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From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
shan't
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From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who have I betrayed you to?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And for the first time she realised how alone he was; how horribly alone.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who have I betrayed you to?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who have I betrayed you to?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shan't forget your going back on me; your betraying me," he said.