Chapter XIV
“In trouble, are you?” “Yes.” There was a silence. An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal. “But aren’t you married?” he said.
Jude the Obscure
Chapter XIV
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“In
trouble,
are
you?”
“Yes.”
There
was
a
silence.
An
inconvenient
sympathy
seemed
to
be
rising
in
Jude’s
breast
at
the
appeal.
“But
aren’t
you
married?”
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“In
trouble,
are
you?”
Line 2
“Yes.”
Line 3
There
was
a
silence.
Line 4
An
inconvenient
sympathy
seemed
to
be
rising
in
Jude’s
breast
at
the
appeal.
Line 5
“But
aren’t
you
married?”
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a silence.”
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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 There was a silence.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
appeal
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From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In trouble, are you?”
aren't
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From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
breast
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From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In trouble, are you?”
inconvenient
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From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
Jude's
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From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
married
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From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
rising
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From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
said
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From this reading “But aren’t you married?” he said.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence.
sympathy
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From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
There
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From this reading There was a silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An inconvenient sympathy seemed to be rising in Jude’s breast at the appeal.
trouble
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From this reading “In trouble, are you?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a silence.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In trouble, are you?”