Chapter XI
“Heart’s desire,” she whispered. “Am I indeed your heart’s desire?” Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response. “You are the best of all things. And I have to let you go.”
The Secret Places of the Heart
Chapter XI
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“Heart’s
desire,”
she
whispered.
“Am
I
indeed
your
heart’s
desire?”
Sir
Richmond
sank
his
head
and
voice
in
response.
“You
are
the
best
of
all
things.
And
I
have
to
let
you
go.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Heart’s
desire,”
she
whispered.
Line 2
“Am
I
indeed
your
heart’s
desire?”
Line 3
Sir
Richmond
sank
his
head
and
voice
in
response.
Line 4
“You
are
the
best
of
all
things.
Line 5
And
I
have
to
let
you
go.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And I have to let you go.””
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “And I have to let you go.””
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all
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From this reading “You are the best of all things.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Am I indeed your heart’s desire?”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are the best of all things.
best
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From this reading “You are the best of all things.
desire
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go
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And I have to let you go.”
head
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From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
Heart's
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From this reading “Heart’s desire,” she whispered.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Am I indeed your heart’s desire?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
indeed
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From this reading “Am I indeed your heart’s desire?”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And I have to let you go.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You are the best of all things.
response
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Richmond
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From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
sank
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From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Heart’s desire,” she whispered.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You are the best of all things.
things
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From this reading “You are the best of all things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I have to let you go.”
voice
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From this reading Sir Richmond sank his head and voice in response.
whispered
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From this reading “Heart’s desire,” she whispered.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are the best of all things.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Am I indeed your heart’s desire?”