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Caught in a Trap
Caught in a Trap

Chapter XI

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"Hang you!
Go away, will you.
You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.
"Hang me?
Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Caught in a Trap

Chapter XI

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Hang you!
Line 2
Go away, will you.
Line 3
You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.
Line 4
"Hang me?
Line 5
Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

Learner Dictionary

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

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

away

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From this reading Go away, will you.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

die

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

exclaimed

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

eyes

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

figure

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

form

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

gestures

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

Go

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From this reading Go away, will you.

Hang

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From this reading "Hang you!

hanged

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

happy

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

mad

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From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Hang me?

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

passion

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

raving

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From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

really

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From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

said

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From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

then

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From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are raving!" he said: he really thought her mad.

very

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

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Go away, will you.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Not quite; but you will be hanged though, and then I will die happy!" she exclaimed, with the passion still in her eyes, in her gestures, in her very form and figure.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Hang you!