Chapter VII
COMFORT! COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world." "For how long, sir?" "_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly. Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
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Chapter VII
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COMFORT!
COMFORT
SCORNED
OF
DEVILS
"Adrienne,
I
am
the
happiest
man
in
the
world."
"For
how
long,
sir?"
"_Pour
la
vie_,"
he
answered
solemnly.
Her
hand
stole
softly
into
his,
and
there
was
a
long
silence
between
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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COMFORT!
Line 2
COMFORT
SCORNED
OF
DEVILS
"Adrienne,
I
am
the
happiest
man
in
the
world."
Line 3
"For
how
long,
sir?"
Line 4
"_Pour
la
vie_,"
he
answered
solemnly.
Line 5
Her
hand
stole
softly
into
his,
and
there
was
a
long
silence
between
them.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.”
Between
preposition
US /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"For how long, sir?"”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.”
Solemnly
adverb
US /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading “"_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
Adrienne
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From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
COMFORT
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From this reading COMFORT!
DEVILS
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From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For how long, sir?"
hand
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From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
happiest
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From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
how
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From this reading "For how long, sir?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
la
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From this reading "_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For how long, sir?"
man
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From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
Pour
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From this reading "_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.
SCORNED
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From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
sir
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From this reading "For how long, sir?"
softly
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From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɑləmli/
seriously and formally
From this reading "_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.
stole
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From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
there
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From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
vie
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From this reading "_Pour la vie_," he answered solemnly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hand stole softly into his, and there was a long silence between them.
world
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From this reading COMFORT SCORNED OF DEVILS "Adrienne, I am the happiest man in the world."