Chapter XI
There was silence. Nathalie looked at him uneasily. She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character. He said at last: "It may cost a lot." "Let it.
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Chapter XI
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There
was
silence.
Nathalie
looked
at
him
uneasily.
She
read
weakness
in
the
hesitation,
and
that
dislike
to
facing
what
was
painful
which
she
knew
to
be
part
of
his
character.
He
said
at
last:
"It
may
cost
a
lot."
"Let
it.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
There
was
silence.
Line 2
Nathalie
looked
at
him
uneasily.
Line 3
She
read
weakness
in
the
hesitation,
and
that
dislike
to
facing
what
was
painful
which
she
knew
to
be
part
of
his
character.
Line 4
He
said
at
last:
"It
may
cost
a
lot."
Line 5
"Let
it.
/let ɪt/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He said at last: "It may cost a lot."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let it.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nathalie looked at him uneasily.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “He said at last: "It may cost a lot."”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was silence.”
Weakness
noun
US /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading “She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.”
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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 He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nathalie looked at him uneasily.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
character
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From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
cost
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From this reading He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
dislike
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From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
facing
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From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
hesitation
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From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nathalie looked at him uneasily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
knew
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From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nathalie looked at him uneasily.
lot
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From this reading He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
Nathalie
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From this reading Nathalie looked at him uneasily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
painful
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From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
read
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From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
said
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From this reading He said at last: "It may cost a lot."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was silence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
There
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From this reading There was silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
uneasily
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From this reading Nathalie looked at him uneasily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was silence.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She read weakness in the hesitation, and that dislike to facing what was painful which she knew to be part of his character.