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Danira

Chapter VI

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"I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.
"I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.
She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.
I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."
"Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Danira

Chapter VI

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

Line 1
"I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.
Line 2
"I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.
Line 3
She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.
Line 4
I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."
Line 5
"Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

Learner Dictionary

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

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “"I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “"Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.”

Mortal adjective US /ˈmɔːrtəl/

causing or relating to death

From this reading “She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “"I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “"I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “"I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “"Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.”

All words in this reading · 91

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all

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

allowed

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From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

always

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

answer

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

ardent

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

arms

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From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

aversion

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

bear

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

caused

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

cherished

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

command

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From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

concealed

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

Danira

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From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

denied

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From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

Edith

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

endure

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From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

eyes

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From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

father

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From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

favorite

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

fixed

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From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

forgiveness

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

friend

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

hatred

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From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

house

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From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

how

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From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

implored

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

knows

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From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

lets

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From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

letter

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From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

line

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

love

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

met

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From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

more

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

mortaladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrtəl/

causing or relating to death

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

pain

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

peril

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From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

persistent

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

resentment

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

said

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From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

sent

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

sister

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From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

thwarted

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

turn

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

unintentionally

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading "I can endure his hatred," said Danira, whose eyes were still fixed upon the house.

wish

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From this reading "I have unintentionally thwarted his favorite wish, and he always cherished an aversion towards me, but to have Edith turn from me in persistent resentment was at first more than I could bear.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I concealed nothing, and, with all the ardent love of the friend, the sister, implored her forgiveness if I had caused her pain--she has not sent even one line in answer."

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading "Her father would not have allowed it, his command----" "Edith never lets herself be denied anything.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading She knows from my letter how and where we met, knows that mortal peril first brought me to your arms.