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O. T., A Danish Romance
O. T., A Danish Romance

Chapter XXXII

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“Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”
--FRÉDÉRIC SOULIE.
The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.
They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.
He allowed himself to be persuaded.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

O. T., A Danish Romance

Chapter XXXII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”
Line 2
--FRÉDÉRIC SOULIE.
Line 3
The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.
Line 4
They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.
Line 5
He allowed himself to be persuaded.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He allowed himself to be persuaded.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.”

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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 The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

allowed

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From this reading He allowed himself to be persuaded.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading He allowed himself to be persuaded.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

c'est

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

calling

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

de

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

drive

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

early

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

Eva's

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

evening

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

family

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

FRÉDÉRIC

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From this reading --FRÉDÉRIC SOULIE.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He allowed himself to be persuaded.

health

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He allowed himself to be persuaded.

hone

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

inquiring

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

instant

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

late

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

mais

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

Mourir

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

neighborhood

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

night

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

From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

Nyborg

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

opportunity

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

person

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

persuaded

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From this reading He allowed himself to be persuaded.

physician

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

prayed

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

rather

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

sick

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

SOULIE

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From this reading --FRÉDÉRIC SOULIE.

stay

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

supplice

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

there

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From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had prayed him to stay over the night there, and rather to drive hone in the early morning than so late in the evening.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

un

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

visit

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From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.

vivre

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From this reading “Mourir! c’est un instant de supplice: mais vivre?”

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The physician from Nyborg, who had been on a visit to a sick person in the neighborhood, took this opportunity of calling on the family and inquiring after Eva’s health.