Chapter XIX
"GOOD-BYE." "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh. "I was too late." "Don't misunderstand me," said Elizabeth, with an effort. "I shall be very happy.
Under False Pretences: A Novel
Chapter XIX
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"GOOD-BYE."
"I
see,"
he
said,
dropping
her
hands
and
turning
away
with
a
heavy
sigh.
"I
was
too
late."
"Don't
misunderstand
me,"
said
Elizabeth,
with
an
effort.
"I
shall
be
very
happy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"GOOD-BYE."
Line 2
"I
see,"
he
said,
dropping
her
hands
and
turning
away
with
a
heavy
sigh.
Line 3
"I
was
too
late."
Line 4
"Don't
misunderstand
me,"
said
Elizabeth,
with
an
effort.
Line 5
"I
shall
be
very
happy.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall be very happy.”
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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 "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Don't misunderstand me," said Elizabeth, with an effort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
away
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From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be very happy.
Don't
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From this reading "Don't misunderstand me," said Elizabeth, with an effort.
dropping
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effort
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Elizabeth
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From this reading "Don't misunderstand me," said Elizabeth, with an effort.
GOOD-BYE
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From this reading "GOOD-BYE."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
happy
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From this reading "I shall be very happy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
heavy
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From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
late
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From this reading "I was too late."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't misunderstand me," said Elizabeth, with an effort.
misunderstand
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From this reading "Don't misunderstand me," said Elizabeth, with an effort.
said
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From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
see
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From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be very happy.
sigh
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From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
too
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From this reading "I was too late."
turning
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From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.
very
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From this reading "I shall be very happy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was too late."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I see," he said, dropping her hands and turning away with a heavy sigh.