Chapter VIII
Something like joy came into Madelon's face. "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out. "We will save him together! He shall not be hung! He shall be set free!
Madelon: A Novel
Chapter VIII
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Something
like
joy
came
into
Madelon's
face.
"Then
we
will
save
him,
you
and
I!"
she
cried
out.
"We
will
save
him
together!
He
shall
not
be
hung!
He
shall
be
set
free!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Something
like
joy
came
into
Madelon's
face.
Line 2
"Then
we
will
save
him,
you
and
I!"
she
cried
out.
Line 3
"We
will
save
him
together!
Line 4
He
shall
not
be
hung!
Line 5
He
shall
be
set
free!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “He shall be set free!”
Save
preposition
US /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading “"Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “He shall not be hung!”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something like joy came into Madelon's face.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He shall not be hung!
came
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From this reading Something like joy came into Madelon's face.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
face
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From this reading Something like joy came into Madelon's face.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He shall be set free!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shall not be hung!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
hung
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From this reading He shall not be hung!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Something like joy came into Madelon's face.
joy
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From this reading Something like joy came into Madelon's face.
like
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From this reading Something like joy came into Madelon's face.
Madelon's
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From this reading Something like joy came into Madelon's face.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He shall not be hung!
out
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From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
set
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From this reading He shall be set free!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading He shall not be hung!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something like joy came into Madelon's face.
Then
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From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
together
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From this reading "We will save him together!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then we will save him, you and I!" she cried out.