Chapter XIX
“There never was any such time. I read you from the first.” “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door. “But I will not—I cannot—give you up. I will see you again.”
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Chapter XIX
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“There
never
was
any
such
time.
I
read
you
from
the
first.”
“I
will
go
away,”
he
said,
after
a
pause,
in
which
she
had
risen,
and
began
a
retreat
towards
the
door.
“But
I
will
not—I
cannot—give
you
up.
I
will
see
you
again.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“There
never
was
any
such
time.
Line 2
I
read
you
from
the
first.”
Line 3
“I
will
go
away,”
he
said,
after
a
pause,
in
which
she
had
risen,
and
began
a
retreat
towards
the
door.
Line 4
“But
I
will
not—I
cannot—give
you
up.
Line 5
I
will
see
you
again.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will see you again.””
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I read you from the first.””
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There never was any such time.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““There never was any such time.”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading ““I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.”
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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 “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will see you again.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
any
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From this reading “There never was any such time.
away
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From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
cannot
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From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
door
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From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I read you from the first.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I read you from the first.”
give
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From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
go
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From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read you from the first.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There never was any such time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
pause
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From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
read
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From this reading I read you from the first.”
retreat
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From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
risen
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From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
said
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From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
see
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From this reading I will see you again.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There never was any such time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I read you from the first.”
There
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From this reading “There never was any such time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There never was any such time.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
up
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From this reading “But I will not—I cannot—give you up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There never was any such time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will go away,” he said, after a pause, in which she had risen, and began a retreat towards the door.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I read you from the first.”