Chapter X
“And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice. “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.” “Love!” echoed Hugh. “Can such a man ever love a woman? Never, Dorise.
Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo
Chapter X
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“And
he
still
pesters
you
with
his
attentions,
of
course,”
remarked
Hugh
in
a
hard
voice.
“Oh!
yes,
he
is
always
pretending
to
be
in
love
with
me.”
“Love!”
echoed
Hugh.
“Can
such
a
man
ever
love
a
woman?
Never,
Dorise.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“And
he
still
pesters
you
with
his
attentions,
of
course,”
remarked
Hugh
in
a
hard
voice.
Line 2
“Oh!
yes,
he
is
always
pretending
to
be
in
love
with
me.”
Line 3
“Love!”
echoed
Hugh.
Line 4
“Can
such
a
man
ever
love
a
woman?
Line 5
Never,
Dorise.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can such a man ever love a woman?”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never, Dorise.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.”
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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 “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
always
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From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
attentions
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From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can such a man ever love a woman?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
Dorise
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From this reading Never, Dorise.
echoed
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From this reading “Love!” echoed Hugh.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can such a man ever love a woman?
hard
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From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
Hugh
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From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
love
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From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
man
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From this reading “Can such a man ever love a woman?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never, Dorise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
pesters
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From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
pretending
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From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
remarked
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From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Can such a man ever love a woman?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
voice
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From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.
woman
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From this reading “Can such a man ever love a woman?
yes
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From this reading “Oh! yes, he is always pretending to be in love with me.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And he still pesters you with his attentions, of course,” remarked Hugh in a hard voice.