Chapter XXII
“Enrico! It is her lover! Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child. Do you hear, Enrico? Her lover!
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Chapter XXII
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“Enrico!
It
is
her
lover!
Oh!
my
treasure,
my
lamb,
my
precious
child.
Do
you
hear,
Enrico?
Her
lover!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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“Enrico!
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It
is
her
lover!
Line 3
Oh!
my
treasure,
my
lamb,
my
precious
child.
Line 4
Do
you
hear,
Enrico?
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Her
lover!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you hear, Enrico?”
Precious
adjective
US /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading “Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child.”
All words in this reading · 14
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child
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From this reading Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you hear, Enrico?
Enrico
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From this reading “Enrico!
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you hear, Enrico?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is her lover!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is her lover!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is her lover!
lamb
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From this reading Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child.
lover
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From this reading It is her lover!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child.
Oh
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From this reading Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child.
treasure
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From this reading Oh! my treasure, my lamb, my precious child.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you hear, Enrico?