Chapter VI
A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face. "I envy you," she said in a low voice. "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day. I must go back to the tea-parties." "Most people pity me."
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A
fleeting
shadow
of
sadness
seemed
to
cross
Meryl's
face.
"I
envy
you,"
she
said
in
a
low
voice.
"You
can
stay
on
with
the
man
you
love,
and
see
it
every
day.
I
must
go
back
to
the
tea-parties."
"Most
people
pity
me."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
fleeting
shadow
of
sadness
seemed
to
cross
Meryl's
face.
Line 2
"I
envy
you,"
she
said
in
a
low
voice.
Line 3
"You
can
stay
on
with
the
man
you
love,
and
see
it
every
day.
Line 4
I
must
go
back
to
the
tea-parties."
Line 5
"Most
people
pity
me."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must go back to the tea-parties."”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.”
Shadow
noun
US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.”
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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 A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
back
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From this reading I must go back to the tea-parties."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
cross
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From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
day
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envy
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From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
face
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fleeting
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From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
go
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From this reading I must go back to the tea-parties."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
love
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From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
low
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From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.
man
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From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Most people pity me."
Meryl's
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From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
Most
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From this reading "Most people pity me."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must go back to the tea-parties."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
people
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From this reading "Most people pity me."
pity
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From this reading "Most people pity me."
sadness
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From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
said
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From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.
see
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From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.
stay
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From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
tea-parties
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From this reading I must go back to the tea-parties."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A fleeting shadow of sadness seemed to cross Meryl's face.
voice
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From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You can stay on with the man you love, and see it every day.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I envy you," she said in a low voice.