Chapter VII
"I am deeply sorry!" I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!" She looked at me with dry calm eyes. "Thank-you. But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
The Sorrows of Satan
Chapter VII
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"I
am
deeply
sorry!"
I
murmured--"I
wish
I
could
do
anything
to
console
you!"
She
looked
at
me
with
dry
calm
eyes.
"Thank-you.
But
the
doctors
have
always
said
that
my
mother
would
have
another
shock
depriving
her
of
speech.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
am
deeply
sorry!"
Line 2
I
murmured--"I
wish
I
could
do
anything
to
console
you!"
Line 3
She
looked
at
me
with
dry
calm
eyes.
Line 4
"Thank-you.
Line 5
But
the
doctors
have
always
said
that
my
mother
would
have
another
shock
depriving
her
of
speech.
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at me with dry calm eyes.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.”
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always
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From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
calm
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From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
console
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From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
deeply
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From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
depriving
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From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
doctors
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dry
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From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
eyes
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From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
mother
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From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
murmured
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From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
said
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From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
shock
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From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
sorry
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From this reading "I am deeply sorry!"
speech
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From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
Thank-you
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From this reading "Thank-you.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
wish
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From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked at me with dry calm eyes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the doctors have always said that my mother would have another shock depriving her of speech.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I murmured--"I wish I could do anything to console you!"