Chapter XXXI
AN OLD MAN'S HATE "Margharita! You have come at last. It is done, then. Say that it is done!" She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
To Win the Love He Sought — Volume 3
Chapter XXXI
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AN
OLD
MAN'S
HATE
"Margharita!
You
have
come
at
last.
It
is
done,
then.
Say
that
it
is
done!"
She
stood
quite
still
in
the
humble
red-tiled
sitting-room,
and
looked
at
him
with
a
great
compassion
shining
out
of
her
dark,
clear
eyes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AN
OLD
MAN'S
HATE
"Margharita!
Line 2
You
have
come
at
last.
/juː hæv come æt last/
Line 3
It
is
done,
then.
Line 4
Say
that
it
is
done!"
Line 5
She
stood
quite
still
in
the
humble
red-tiled
sitting-room,
and
looked
at
him
with
a
great
compassion
shining
out
of
her
dark,
clear
eyes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have come at last.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is done, then.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have come at last.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You have come at last.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.”
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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 She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD MAN'S HATE "Margharita!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You have come at last.
clear
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have come at last.
compassion
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
dark
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is done, then.
eyes
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
HATE
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From this reading AN OLD MAN'S HATE "Margharita!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have come at last.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
humble
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is done, then.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is done, then.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have come at last.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
MAN'S
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From this reading AN OLD MAN'S HATE "Margharita!
Margharita
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From this reading AN OLD MAN'S HATE "Margharita!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
OLD
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From this reading AN OLD MAN'S HATE "Margharita!
out
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
red-tiled
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
Say
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From this reading Say that it is done!"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
shining
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
sitting-room
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From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Say that it is done!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
then
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From this reading It is done, then.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood quite still in the humble red-tiled sitting-room, and looked at him with a great compassion shining out of her dark, clear eyes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have come at last.