Chapter XXXVIII
SIR GILBERT'S TEMPTATION. Cyril felt all was up. Elma glanced at him trembling. This was horrible, inconceivable, inexplicable, fatal. The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
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Chapter XXXVIII
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SIR
GILBERT'S
TEMPTATION.
Cyril
felt
all
was
up.
Elma
glanced
at
him
trembling.
This
was
horrible,
inconceivable,
inexplicable,
fatal.
The
very
stars
in
their
courses
seem
to
fight
against
Guy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SIR
GILBERT'S
TEMPTATION.
Line 2
Cyril
felt
all
was
up.
Line 3
Elma
glanced
at
him
trembling.
Line 4
This
was
horrible,
inconceivable,
inexplicable,
fatal.
Line 5
The
very
stars
in
their
courses
seem
to
fight
against
Guy.
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.”
Inexplicable
noun
US /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was horrible, inconceivable, inexplicable, fatal.”
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
all
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elma glanced at him trembling.
courses
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Cyril
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Elma
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fatal
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felt
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From this reading Cyril felt all was up.
fight
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GILBERT'S
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From this reading SIR GILBERT'S TEMPTATION.
glanced
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From this reading Elma glanced at him trembling.
Guy
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elma glanced at him trembling.
horrible
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From this reading This was horrible, inconceivable, inexplicable, fatal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
inconceivable
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From this reading This was horrible, inconceivable, inexplicable, fatal.
inexplicablenounUS /inexplicable/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was horrible, inconceivable, inexplicable, fatal.
seem
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From this reading The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
SIR
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From this reading SIR GILBERT'S TEMPTATION.
stars
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TEMPTATION
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From this reading SIR GILBERT'S TEMPTATION.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was horrible, inconceivable, inexplicable, fatal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
trembling
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From this reading Elma glanced at him trembling.
up
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From this reading Cyril felt all was up.
very
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From this reading The very stars in their courses seem to fight against Guy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cyril felt all was up.