Chapter XL
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 'Bell! Bell! do not give me up.' 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.' 'It is your cruelty! Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'
The Bishop's Secret
Chapter XL
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ALL'S
WELL
THAT
ENDS
WELL
'Bell!
Bell!
do
not
give
me
up.'
'I
must,
Gabriel;
it
is
my
duty.'
'It
is
your
cruelty!
Ah,
you
never
loved
me
as
I
love
you.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
ALL'S
WELL
THAT
ENDS
WELL
'Bell!
Line 2
Bell!
do
not
give
me
up.'
Line 3
'I
must,
Gabriel;
it
is
my
duty.'
Line 4
'It
is
your
cruelty!
Line 5
Ah,
you
never
loved
me
as
I
love
you.'
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Duty
noun
US /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'”
WELL
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 'Bell!”
All words in this reading · 25
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Ah
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From this reading Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'
ALL'S
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 'Bell!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'
Bell
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 'Bell!
cruelty
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From this reading 'It is your cruelty!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Bell! do not give me up.'
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'
ENDS
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 'Bell!
Gabriel
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From this reading 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'
give
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From this reading Bell! do not give me up.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'
love
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From this reading Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'
loved
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From this reading Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bell! do not give me up.'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I must, Gabriel; it is my duty.'
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bell! do not give me up.'
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 'Bell!
up
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From this reading Bell! do not give me up.'
WELL
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL 'Bell!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, you never loved me as I love you.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It is your cruelty!