Chapter XIII
Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely. "And you would drag it in the dust! You would make him own to what he never did! Raoul's father! Oh, shame, father, shame!
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Chapter XIII
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Nathalie's
face
was
white;
but
her
eyes
shone,
and
she
confronted
her
father
bravely.
"And
you
would
drag
it
in
the
dust!
You
would
make
him
own
to
what
he
never
did!
Raoul's
father!
Oh,
shame,
father,
shame!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Nathalie's
face
was
white;
but
her
eyes
shone,
and
she
confronted
her
father
bravely.
Line 2
"And
you
would
drag
it
in
the
dust!
Line 3
You
would
make
him
own
to
what
he
never
did!
Line 4
Raoul's
father!
Line 5
Oh,
shame,
father,
shame!
Learner Dictionary
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Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would make him own to what he never did!”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You would make him own to what he never did!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"And you would drag it in the dust!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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bravely
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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confronted
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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drag
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dust
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eyes
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face
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father
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
Nathalie's
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nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
Oh
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own
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From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
Raoul's
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From this reading Raoul's father!
shame
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From this reading Oh, shame, father, shame!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
shone
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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You would make him own to what he never did!
white
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From this reading Nathalie's face was white; but her eyes shone, and she confronted her father bravely.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you would drag it in the dust!