Chapter IX
Victory! She was here, a slave to these black conquerors. Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth. Could I even accomplish aught by this means? I did not know.
The Lost Continent
Chapter IX
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Victory!
She
was
here,
a
slave
to
these
black
conquerors.
Once
more
I
started
toward
her,
but
better
judgment
held
me
back—I
could
do
nothing
to
help
her
other
than
by
stealth.
Could
I
even
accomplish
aught
by
this
means?
I
did
not
know.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Victory!
Line 2
She
was
here,
a
slave
to
these
black
conquerors.
Line 3
Once
more
I
started
toward
her,
but
better
judgment
held
me
back—I
could
do
nothing
to
help
her
other
than
by
stealth.
Line 4
Could
I
even
accomplish
aught
by
this
means?
Line 5
I
did
not
know.
/aɪ dɪd nɑːt know/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.”
Even
noun
US /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Could I even accomplish aught by this means?”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not know.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.”
Toward
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.”
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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 She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
accomplish
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aught
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back
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
better
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
black
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From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
conquerors
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From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could I even accomplish aught by this means?
held
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
judgment
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
means
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From this reading Could I even accomplish aught by this means?
more
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
Once
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
other
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
slave
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From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
started
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
stealth
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From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Could I even accomplish aught by this means?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Once more I started toward her, but better judgment held me back—I could do nothing to help her other than by stealth.
Victory
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From this reading Victory!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was here, a slave to these black conquerors.