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Denunciation.
But what of Juliette?
What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?
She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.
On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.
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I will repay

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of I will repay is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Denunciation.
/dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
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But what of Juliette?
Line 3
What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?
/wʌt ʌv ðɪs waɪld ˈpæʃənət roʊˈmæntɪk ˈkriːtʃər ˈtɔːrtʃərd baɪ ə taɪˈtænɪk ˈkɑːnflɪkt/
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She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.
/ʃiː bʌt ə ɡɜːrl ˈskersli jet ə ˈwʊmən tɔːrn baɪ ðə ˈɡreɪtəst ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk ˈpaʊərz ðæt ˈevər fɔːt fɔːr ə ˈhjuːmən soʊl/
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On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

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antagonistic adjective US /ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/

indicating opposition or resistance

From this reading “She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.”

conflict noun US /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

From this reading “What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?”

Denunciation noun US /dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

a public act of denouncing

From this reading “Denunciation.”

honesty noun US /ˈɑːnəsti/

the quality of being honest

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

sworn adjective US /swɔːrn/

bound by or as if by an oath

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

Titanic adjective US /taɪˈtænɪk/

of great force or power

From this reading “What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?”

tortured adjective US /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

From this reading “What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?”

tradition noun US /trəˈdɪʃən/

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading “On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.”

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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 What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

antagonisticadjectiveUS /ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk/

indicating opposition or resistance

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

brothernounUS /ˈbrʌðər/

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But what of Juliette?

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

casenounUS /keɪs/

an occurrence of something

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

conflictnounUS /ˈkɑːnflɪkt/

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

DenunciationnounUS /dɪˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

a public act of denouncing

From this reading Denunciation.

dutynounUS /ˈduːti/

the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

foughtverbUS /fɔːt/

inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

greatestadjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtəst/

highest in quality

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

honestynounUS /ˈɑːnəsti/

the quality of being honest

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

honournounUS /ˈɑːnər/

the state of being honored

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/

characteristic of humanity

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

Juliette

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From this reading But what of Juliette?

justicenounUS /ˈdʒʌstəs/

the quality of being just or fair

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

oathnounUS /oʊθ/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading But what of Juliette?

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

passionateadjectiveUS /ˈpæʃənət/

having or expressing strong emotions

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

powersnounUS /ˈpaʊərz/

plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

religionnounUS /rɪˈlɪdʒən/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

scarcelyadverbUS /ˈskersli/

only a very short time before

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

swornadjectiveUS /swɔːrn/

bound by or as if by an oath

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

TitanicadjectiveUS /taɪˈtænɪk/

of great force or power

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

torturedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərd/

experiencing intense pain especially mental pain

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading But what of Juliette?

wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading What of this wild, passionate, romantic creature tortured by a Titanic conflict?

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading On the one side duty, tradition, her dead brother, her father--above all, her religion and the oath she had sworn before God; on the other justice and honour, a case of right and wrong, honesty and pity.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading She, but a girl, scarcely yet a woman, torn by the greatest antagonistic powers that ever fought for a human soul.

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