Chapter XIII
Either—or?
The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate. “Start myself to-morrow.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
Chapter XIII · Either—or?
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The
few
words
which
Marguerite
Blakeney
had
managed
to
read
on
the
half-scorched
piece
of
paper,
seemed
literally
to
be
the
words
of
Fate.
“Start
myself
to-morrow.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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The
few
words
which
Marguerite
Blakeney
had
managed
to
read
on
the
half-scorched
piece
of
paper,
seemed
literally
to
be
the
words
of
Fate.
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“Start
myself
to-morrow.
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Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
words
noun
US /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading “The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.”
Collocations
The fewA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
few wordsA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
Blakeney
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
Fate
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
few
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
half-scorched
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
literally
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
managed
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
Marguerite
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Start myself to-morrow.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
paper
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
piece
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
read
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From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
StartnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Start myself to-morrow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
to-morrow
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From this reading “Start myself to-morrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading The few words which Marguerite Blakeney had managed to read on the half-scorched piece of paper, seemed literally to be the words of Fate.