Chapter XV
‘Over!’ ‘Finished.’ ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led. ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’ Barnet made no reply.
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Chapter XV
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‘Over!’
‘Finished.’
‘But
then,
Monsieur—what
is
to
become—of
_me?_’
Barnet
turned
his
face
westward,
whither
the
white
road
led.
‘Where
else,
for
example,
may
I
hope
to
find—opportunity?’
Barnet
made
no
reply.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Over!’
/ˈoʊvər/
Line 2
‘Finished.’
Line 3
‘But
then,
Monsieur—what
is
to
become—of
_me?_’
Barnet
turned
his
face
westward,
whither
the
white
road
led.
Line 4
‘Where
else,
for
example,
may
I
hope
to
find—opportunity?’
Line 5
Barnet
made
no
reply.
Learner Dictionary
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May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “‘Over!’”
Westward
adverb
US /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading “‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.”
Whither
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.”
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Barnet
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
become
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
else
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example
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face
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
find
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Finished
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From this reading ‘Finished.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
hope
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From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
led
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
made
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From this reading Barnet made no reply.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
Monsieur
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Barnet made no reply.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
opportunity
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From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
OverprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ‘Over!’
reply
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From this reading Barnet made no reply.
road
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
then
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
turned
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where else, for example, may I hope to find—opportunity?’
white
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From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ‘But then, Monsieur—what is to become—of _me?_’ Barnet turned his face westward, whither the white road led.