Chapter XIX
‘Cytherea!’ ‘Yes, Cytherea.’ ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’ ‘Yes.’ Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
Desperate Remedies
Chapter XIX
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‘Cytherea!’
‘Yes,
Cytherea.’
‘You
have
been
loving
Cytherea
all
the
while?’
‘Yes.’
Surprise
was
a
preface
to
much
agitation
in
her,
which
caused
her
to
rise
from
her
seat,
and
pace
to
the
side
of
the
room.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Cytherea!’
Line 2
‘Yes,
Cytherea.’
Line 3
‘You
have
been
loving
Cytherea
all
the
while?’
Line 4
‘Yes.’
Line 5
Surprise
was
a
preface
to
much
agitation
in
her,
which
caused
her
to
rise
from
her
seat,
and
pace
to
the
side
of
the
room.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’”
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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 Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
agitation
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
all
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From this reading ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’
caused
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
Cytherea
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From this reading ‘Cytherea!’
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
loving
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From this reading ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’
much
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
pace
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
preface
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
rise
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
room
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
seat
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
side
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
Surprise
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From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Surprise was a preface to much agitation in her, which caused her to rise from her seat, and pace to the side of the room.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’
Yes
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From this reading ‘Yes, Cytherea.’
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You have been loving Cytherea all the while?’