Chapter XIV
STELFOX IS RETICENT. Chris burst into tears. It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out: “Oh, let him go! let him go! What have you made me do?”
A Perfect Fool: A Novel
Chapter XIV
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STELFOX
IS
RETICENT.
Chris
burst
into
tears.
It
seemed
to
her
as
if
she
had
betrayed
him
into
the
hands
of
his
enemies,
and
she
sobbed
out:
“Oh,
let
him
go!
let
him
go!
What
have
you
made
me
do?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
STELFOX
IS
RETICENT.
Line 2
Chris
burst
into
tears.
Line 3
It
seemed
to
her
as
if
she
had
betrayed
him
into
the
hands
of
his
enemies,
and
she
sobbed
out:
Line 4
“Oh,
let
him
go!
let
him
go!
Line 5
What
have
you
made
me
do?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have you made me do?””
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Oh, let him go! let him go!”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
betrayed
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From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
burst
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From this reading Chris burst into tears.
Chris
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From this reading Chris burst into tears.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What have you made me do?”
enemies
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From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
go
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From this reading “Oh, let him go! let him go!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you made me do?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Chris burst into tears.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading STELFOX IS RETICENT.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, let him go! let him go!
made
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From this reading What have you made me do?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What have you made me do?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, let him go! let him go!
out
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From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
RETICENT
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From this reading STELFOX IS RETICENT.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
sobbed
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From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
STELFOX
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From this reading STELFOX IS RETICENT.
tears
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From this reading Chris burst into tears.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her as if she had betrayed him into the hands of his enemies, and she sobbed out:
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have you made me do?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you made me do?”