Chapter VI
GILBERTE And you, too, are upset. It must be a catastrophe. MARTINEL No, no! The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart. [_Embraces her_.]
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Chapter VI
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GILBERTE
And
you,
too,
are
upset.
It
must
be
a
catastrophe.
MARTINEL
No,
no!
The
fact
that
you
are
so
distressed
agitates
me,
because
you
know
I
love
you
with
my
whole
heart.
[_Embraces
her_.]
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GILBERTE
And
you,
too,
are
upset.
Line 2
It
must
be
a
catastrophe.
Line 3
MARTINEL
No,
no!
Line 4
The
fact
that
you
are
so
distressed
agitates
me,
because
you
know
I
love
you
with
my
whole
heart.
Line 5
[_Embraces
her_.]
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.”
Distressed
adjective
US /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading “The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “It must be a catastrophe.”
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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 It must be a catastrophe.
agitates
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From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GILBERTE And you, too, are upset.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading GILBERTE And you, too, are upset.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be a catastrophe.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
catastrophe
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From this reading It must be a catastrophe.
distressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstrɛst/
suffering from pain, danger, or serious difficulty
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
Embraces
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From this reading [_Embraces her_.]
fact
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From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
GILBERTE
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From this reading GILBERTE And you, too, are upset.
heart
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From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [_Embraces her_.]
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be a catastrophe.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
love
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From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
MARTINEL
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From this reading MARTINEL No, no!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be a catastrophe.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MARTINEL No, no!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
too
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From this reading GILBERTE And you, too, are upset.
upset
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From this reading GILBERTE And you, too, are upset.
whole
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From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fact that you are so distressed agitates me, because you know I love you with my whole heart.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GILBERTE And you, too, are upset.