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Chapter XXII

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THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.
"You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.
You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.
You have shamed yourself and your mother and me.
You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Short Cut

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.
Line 2
"You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.
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You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.
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You have shamed yourself and your mother and me.
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You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “"You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.”

Blood noun US /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.”

May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.”

Yourself pronoun US /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.”

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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 "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

ally

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading You have shamed yourself and your mother and me.

anger

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

bared

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

bloodnounUS /blood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

brawler

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

brother

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

common

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

daughter

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

depravity

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

drunken

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

father

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

forsaken

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

FUGITIVE

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

heart

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

heat

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

justice

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

laugh

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

Leland

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

like

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From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

link

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

longer

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

man

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

Martin

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading You have shamed yourself and your mother and me.

men

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

mere

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

money

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

mother

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From this reading You have shamed yourself and your mother and me.

murdered

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

own

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From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

shamed

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From this reading You have shamed yourself and your mother and me.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

sternly

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From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

sunken

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From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

traitress

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From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

turned

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From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.

world

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From this reading You have bared your heart for the world to look at and laugh at, that men may link your name and the name of a common fugitive from justice.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE FUGITIVE "You are no longer daughter of mine!" cried Martin Leland sternly in the first heat of his anger.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You have turned against your own blood like a traitress.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading You have forsaken your father to ally yourself with a drunken brawler, a man so sunken in depravity that he has murdered his own brother for mere money.