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Helena's Path
Helena's Path

Chapter V

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"Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?
They're going away?"
"So it appears.
Carry back those tidings.
Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Helena's Path

Chapter V

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?
Line 2
They're going away?"
Line 3
"So it appears.
Line 4
Carry back those tidings.
Line 5
Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"

Learner Dictionary

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Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Carry back those tidings.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?

appears

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From this reading "So it appears.

away

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From this reading They're going away?"

back

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From this reading Carry back those tidings.

Carry

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From this reading Carry back those tidings.

dry

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From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"

going

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From this reading They're going away?"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "So it appears.

Marchesa's

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Mr

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From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So it appears.

Stabb

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From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?

tears

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From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"

They're

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From this reading They're going away?"

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Carry back those tidings.

tidings

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From this reading Carry back those tidings.

Wilbraham

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From this reading "Mr. Stabb and Mr. Wilbraham?

Won't

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From this reading Won't they dry the Marchesa's tears?"