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An Interloper

Chapter XVII

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Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.
Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.
"Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.
"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?
So much might depend on that!
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

An Interloper

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of An Interloper is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.
Line 2
Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.
/ðen ʃiː klæspt hɜːr hændz ˈfiːlɪŋ hɜːr læst tʃæns ˈslɪpɪŋ/
Line 3
"Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.
Line 4
"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?
Line 5
So much might depend on that!
/soʊ mʌtʃ maɪt dɪˈpend ɑːn ðæt/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

clasped verb US /klæspt/

past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly

From this reading “Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.”

continually adverb US /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/

seemingly without interruption

From this reading “"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?”

depend verb US /dɪˈpend/

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading “So much might depend on that!”

implore verb US /ˌɪmˈplɔːr/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading “"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?”

impulsively adverb US /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/

in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions

From this reading “"Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.”

Monsieur noun US /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading “"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?”

nursed adjective US /nɜːrst/

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading “"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?”

slipping adjective US /ˈslɪpɪŋ/

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading “Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

depend on verb + particle

be contingent on

In this reading “So much might depend on that!”

stood looking verb + noun

In this reading “Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.”

never heard adverb + adjective

In this reading “"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?”

last chance adjective + noun

In this reading “Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.”

speak of verb + particle

In this reading “"You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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Ah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

Cadanet

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

claspedverbUS /klæspt/

past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

continuallyadverbUS /kənˈtɪnjuːəli/

seemingly without interruption

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

dependverbUS /dɪˈpend/

be contingent upon (something that is elided)

From this reading So much might depend on that!

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

imploreverbUS /ˌɪmˈplɔːr/

call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

impulsivelyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpʌlsɪvli/

in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions

From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

indulgentlyadverb

in an indulgent manner

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

madamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So much might depend on that!

MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading So much might depend on that!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

Nathalie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

nursedadjectiveUS /nɜːrst/

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading So much might depend on that!

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

slippingadjectiveUS /ˈslɪpɪŋ/

moving as on a slippery surface

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So much might depend on that!

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So much might depend on that!

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then she clasped her hands, feeling her last chance slipping.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "Ah, madame, think!" she cried, impulsively.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Nathalie rose, too, and stood looking at her.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You nursed Monsieur de Cadanet, you were with him continually--think, I implore you, whether you never heard him speak of my husband, and if you did, whether he did not speak of him indulgently?

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