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I will repay

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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Under arrest.
Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
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I will repay

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of I will repay is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Under arrest.
/ˈʌndər ərˈest/
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Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.
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Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.
/ˈoʊnli ˈprezəntli wen ðə ˈhevi ˈfʊtsteps ʌv ˈmɜːrlɪn ənd hɪz men wɜːr wʌns mɔːr hɜːrd əˈpɑːn ðə ˈlændɪŋ ʃiː ˈkwaɪətli roʊz tuː hɜːr fiːt/
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She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.
/ʃiː hæd əˈkɑːmplɪʃt hɜːr ækt ʌv hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən ənd rɪˈpentəns ðer bɪˈfɔːr ðem ɔːl/
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She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.
/ʃiː lʊkt fɔːr ðə læst taɪm əˈpɑːn ðoʊz huːm ʃiː hæd soʊ ˈdiːpli rɔːŋd ənd ɪn hɜːr hɑːrt spoʊk æn ɪˈtɜːrnəl ˌferˈwel tuː ðæt ɡreɪt ənd ˈmaɪti ənd ˈhoʊli lʌv wɪtʃ ʃiː hæd kɔːld fɔːrθ ənd ðen hæd soʊ ˈhoʊpləsli krʌʃt/

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arrest verb US /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading “Under arrest.”

crushed adjective US /krʌʃt/

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading “She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.”

hopelessly adverb US /ˈhoʊpləsli/

in a hopeless manner

From this reading “She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.”

humiliation noun US /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading “She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.”

landing noun US /ˈlændɪŋ/

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading “Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.”

Merlin noun US /ˈmɜːrlɪn/

(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor

From this reading “Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.”

repentance noun US /rɪˈpentəns/

remorse for your past conduct

From this reading “She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.”

wronged verb US /rɔːŋd/

past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to

From this reading “She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.”

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accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

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 She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

arrestverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading Under arrest.

attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

crushedadjectiveUS /krʌʃt/

treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.

Déroulède

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From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.

eternaladjectiveUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəl/

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

farewellnounUS /ˌferˈwel/

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

footstepsnounUS /ˈfʊtsteps/

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

hopelesslyadverbUS /ˈhoʊpləsli/

in a hopeless manner

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

humiliationnounUS /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/

state of disgrace or loss of self-respect

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

landingnounUS /ˈlændɪŋ/

an intermediate platform in a staircase

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

MerlinnounUS /ˈmɜːrlɪn/

(Arthurian legend) the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

mightyadjectiveUS /ˈmaɪti/

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

OnlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

presentlyadverbUS /ˈprezəntli/

in the near future

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

repentancenounUS /rɪˈpentəns/

remorse for your past conduct

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading She had accomplished her act of humiliation and repentance, there before them all.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

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

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Déroulède did not attempt to go to her.

UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Under arrest.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Only presently, when the heavy footsteps of Merlin and his men were once more heard upon the landing, she quietly rose to her feet.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

wrongedverbUS /rɔːŋd/

past form of “wrong” — treat unjustly; do wrong to

From this reading She looked for the last time upon those whom she had so deeply wronged, and in her heart spoke an eternal farewell to that great, and mighty, and holy love which she had called forth and then had so hopelessly crushed.

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