Chapter XXXIII
"I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on. I have not the eyes of a cat. I cannot see one step before me." Her companion laughed softly as she turned round. "I forgot," she said.
Jeanne of the Marshes
Chapter XXXIII
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"I
am
afraid,"
Jeanne
declared,
"that
I
cannot
go
on.
I
have
not
the
eyes
of
a
cat.
I
cannot
see
one
step
before
me."
Her
companion
laughed
softly
as
she
turned
round.
"I
forgot,"
she
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
am
afraid,"
Jeanne
declared,
"that
I
cannot
go
on.
Line 2
I
have
not
the
eyes
of
a
cat.
Line 3
I
cannot
see
one
step
before
me."
Line 4
Her
companion
laughed
softly
as
she
turned
round.
Line 5
"I
forgot,"
she
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I cannot see one step before me."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have not the eyes of a cat.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I cannot see one step before me."”
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cannot see one step before me."”
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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 have not the eyes of a cat.
afraid
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From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I cannot see one step before me."
cannot
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From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
cat
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From this reading I have not the eyes of a cat.
companion
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From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.
declared
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From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
eyes
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From this reading I have not the eyes of a cat.
forgot
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From this reading "I forgot," she said.
go
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From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not the eyes of a cat.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
Jeanne
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From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
laughed
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From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot see one step before me."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not the eyes of a cat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have not the eyes of a cat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I cannot see one step before me."
round
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From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.
said
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From this reading "I forgot," she said.
see
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From this reading I cannot see one step before me."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.
softly
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From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot see one step before me."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am afraid," Jeanne declared, "that I cannot go on.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have not the eyes of a cat.
turned
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From this reading Her companion laughed softly as she turned round.