Chapter XXIX
“In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!” “Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear? You, my lord?” Castle of Otranto. A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
Paul Clifford — Complete
Chapter XXIX
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“In
short,
Isabella,
I
offer
you
myself!”
“Heavens!”
cried
Isabella,
“what
do
I
hear?
You,
my
lord?”
Castle
of
Otranto.
A
novel
is
like
a
weatherglass,--where
the
man
appears
out
at
one
time,
the
woman
at
another.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“In
short,
Isabella,
I
offer
you
myself!”
Line 2
“Heavens!”
cried
Isabella,
“what
do
I
hear?
Line 3
You,
my
lord?”
Line 4
Castle
of
Otranto.
Line 5
A
novel
is
like
a
weatherglass,--where
the
man
appears
out
at
one
time,
the
woman
at
another.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear?”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear?”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ““In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ““In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!””
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.”
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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 A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
appears
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From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
Castle
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From this reading Castle of Otranto.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear?
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear?
Heavens
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From this reading “Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!”
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
Isabella
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From this reading “In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!”
like
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From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
lord
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From this reading You, my lord?”
man
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From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You, my lord?”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!”
novel
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From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Castle of Otranto.
offer
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From this reading “In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
Otranto
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From this reading Castle of Otranto.
out
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From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
weatherglass
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From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Heavens!” cried Isabella, “what do I hear?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
woman
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From this reading A novel is like a weatherglass,--where the man appears out at one time, the woman at another.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In short, Isabella, I offer you myself!”