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Rookwood

Chapter XV

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Heed not aught else.
She alone is in danger.
Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
Remain here.
I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Rookwood

Chapter XV

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Heed not aught else.
Line 2
She alone is in danger.
Line 3
Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.
Line 4
Remain here.
Line 5
I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She alone is in danger.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Remain here.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.”

All words in this reading · 31

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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 I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She alone is in danger.

aught

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From this reading Heed not aught else.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

bring

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From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

danger

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From this reading She alone is in danger.

else

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From this reading Heed not aught else.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

hand

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From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

Heed

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From this reading Heed not aught else.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Remain here.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She alone is in danger.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She alone is in danger.

issue

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From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

lose

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From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

matter

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From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Heed not aught else.

Remain

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From this reading Remain here.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She alone is in danger.

speedy

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From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

Suffer

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From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will bring the matter to a speedy issue."

withdrawn

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

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Suffer her not to be withdrawn from your hand, if you would not lose her.