Chapter XIV
Soames turned and forced himself to answer: "Yes." "Oh!" cried Fleur. "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?" The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
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Soames
turned
and
forced
himself
to
answer:
"Yes."
"Oh!"
cried
Fleur.
"What
did
you--what
could
you
have
done
in
those
old
days?"
The
breathless
sense
of
really
monstrous
injustice
cut
the
power
of
speech
in
Soames'
throat.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Soames
turned
and
forced
himself
to
answer:
Line 2
"Yes."
Line 3
"Oh!"
cried
Fleur.
Line 4
"What
did
you--what
could
you
have
done
in
those
old
days?"
Line 5
The
breathless
sense
of
really
monstrous
injustice
cut
the
power
of
speech
in
Soames'
throat.
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 “"What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh!" cried Fleur.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Soames turned and forced himself to answer:”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"”
Throat
noun
US /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Soames turned and forced himself to answer:
answer
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breathless
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From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh!" cried Fleur.
cut
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From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
days
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From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
Fleur
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From this reading "Oh!" cried Fleur.
forced
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From this reading Soames turned and forced himself to answer:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Soames turned and forced himself to answer:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
injustice
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From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
monstrous
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From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!" cried Fleur.
old
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power
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really
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From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
sense
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From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
Soames
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From this reading Soames turned and forced himself to answer:
speech
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From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The breathless sense of really monstrous injustice cut the power of speech in Soames' throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soames turned and forced himself to answer:
turned
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From this reading Soames turned and forced himself to answer:
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What did you--what could you have done in those old days?"