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The Iron Pincers
The Iron Pincers

Chapter XI

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ROBIN LOVES ME, ROBIN HAS ME!
Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.
MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.
Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."
KARVEL--"That woman is an angel!
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The Iron Pincers

Chapter XI

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ROBIN LOVES ME, ROBIN HAS ME!
Line 2
Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.
Line 3
MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.
Line 4
Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."
Line 5
KARVEL--"That woman is an angel!

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 “Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."”

Express verb US /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading “MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."”

HAS auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “ROBIN LOVES ME, ROBIN HAS ME!”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.”

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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 Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

admiration

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From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading KARVEL--"That woman is an angel!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

angel

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From this reading KARVEL--"That woman is an angel!

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

anxieties

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From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

brother

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From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

charming

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From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

contemplate

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From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

expressverbUS /ɪkˈspres/

to show or communicate a feeling or idea

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

family

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From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

Florette

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From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

Giraude

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From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading ROBIN LOVES ME, ROBIN HAS ME!

heart

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From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

how

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From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading KARVEL--"That woman is an angel!

Karvel

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From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

kindness

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From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

LeftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

LOVES

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From this reading ROBIN LOVES ME, ROBIN HAS ME!

MEpronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ROBIN LOVES ME, ROBIN HAS ME!

midst

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From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

moment

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From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

MYLIO

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From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

Perfect

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From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

ROBIN

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From this reading ROBIN LOVES ME, ROBIN HAS ME!

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

silent

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From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

son

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From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Left to themselves the family of the Perfect for a moment contemplate one another in silent admiration for Giraude.

touches

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From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

woman

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From this reading KARVEL--"That woman is an angel!

woman's

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

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.

words

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From this reading Even in the midst of her anxieties for her son and her brother, she has words of good will for Florette."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MYLIO (to Karvel)--"I can not express to you how that woman's charming kindness touches my heart.