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A Cardinal Sin
A Cardinal Sin

Chapter XIII

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Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.
The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.
Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:
"Louis! my poor Louis!
I know all.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Cardinal Sin

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.
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The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.
Line 3
Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:
Line 4
"Louis! my poor Louis!
Line 5
I know all.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I know all.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Louis! my poor Louis!”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.”

All words in this reading · 59

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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 The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

all

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From this reading I know all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

arms

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

aroused

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

attic

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

beloved

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

chamber

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

close

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

day

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

de

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

deeply

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

door

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

drawing

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

eccentricities

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

father

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

finally

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

Florestan

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

friend's

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

gloomy

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

grief

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I know all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

knock

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I know all.

known

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

Louis

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

moved

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Louis! my poor Louis!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Louis! my poor Louis!

Quickly

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

reading

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

reflected

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

Saint-Herem

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

singular

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

sympathetically

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

testament

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

unbolting

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From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically:

voice

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

well

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From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

wept

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From this reading Louis was deeply moved by the reading of this singular testament, and wept long as he reflected on the eccentricities of his beloved father.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The day was drawing to a close, when he was finally aroused from his grief by a knock at his door and the well known voice of Florestan de Saint-Herem.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Quickly unbolting the door of the gloomy attic chamber, he found himself in his friend's arms, who cried sympathetically: