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Kathleen's Diamonds
Kathleen's Diamonds

Chapter XXXIV

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"I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."
Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.
BYRON.
Helen Fox was a very bright girl.
She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.
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Kathleen's Diamonds

Chapter XXXIV

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."
Line 2
Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.
Line 3
BYRON.
Line 4
Helen Fox was a very bright girl.
Line 5
She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

AGAIN noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.”

Fare verb US /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading “Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.”

MYSELF pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “"I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."”

NEVER noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."”

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.”

Thee pronoun US /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading “Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.”

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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 Helen Fox was a very bright girl.

AGAINnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

bright

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From this reading Helen Fox was a very bright girl.

BYRON

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From this reading BYRON.

Chainey

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

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

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

FareverbUS /fer/

to do or succeed in a particular way

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

forever

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From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

Fox

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From this reading Helen Fox was a very bright girl.

frequently

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

Gainst

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From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

girl

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From this reading Helen Fox was a very bright girl.

guest

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

heart

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From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

Helen

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From this reading Helen Fox was a very bright girl.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

house

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

HUMBLE

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From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

Kathleen

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

mention

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

MYSELFpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."

NEVERnounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

Ralph

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

rebel

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From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

StillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

theepronounUS /ðiː/

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."

unforgiving

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From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

very

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From this reading Helen Fox was a very bright girl.

visited

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From this reading She did not tell Kathleen that Ralph Chainey frequently visited the house, nor did she mention to him that Kathleen was to be her guest.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Helen Fox was a very bright girl.

well

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Fare thee well, and if forever, Still forever fare thee well, Even though unforgiving, never 'Gainst thee shall this heart rebel.

WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."

YOUpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I WILL NEVER HUMBLE MYSELF TO YOU AGAIN."