Chapter VII
"Why did you say that you loved me?" "I do love you." "No; you do not." He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness. "You do not love me," he continued.
Prisoners of Conscience
Chapter VII
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"Why
did
you
say
that
you
loved
me?"
"I
do
love
you."
"No;
you
do
not."
He
put
her
gently
away
from
him,
and
looked
at
her
with
a
somber
sternness.
"You
do
not
love
me,"
he
continued.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Why
did
you
say
that
you
loved
me?"
Line 2
"I
do
love
you."
Line 3
"No;
you
do
not."
/noʊ juː duː nɑːt/
Line 4
He
put
her
gently
away
from
him,
and
looked
at
her
with
a
somber
sternness.
Line 5
"You
do
not
love
me,"
he
continued.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Continued
noun
US /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You do not love me," he continued.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.”
All words in this reading · 27
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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 He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
away
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From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You do not love me," he continued.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do love you."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
gently
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From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do love you."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
love
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From this reading "I do love you."
loved
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From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; you do not."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No; you do not."
put
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From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
say
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From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
somber
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From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
sternness
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From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
Why
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From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put her gently away from him, and looked at her with a somber sternness.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you say that you loved me?"