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Chapter XIII

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LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
"Angry?"
His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
"Well--yes.
You are--aren't you?"
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XIII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"
Line 2
"Angry?"
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His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.
Line 4
"Well--yes.
Line 5
You are--aren't you?"

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well--yes.”

All words in this reading · 35

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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 His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

accompaniment

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

angry

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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

aren't

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From this reading You are--aren't you?"

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

elevated

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

expression

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

eyebrows

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

LOVERS

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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

manner

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

MORE

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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

OLD

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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

pretty

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

sex

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

STORY

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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

surprise

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From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

Tessie

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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading His question answered by another, answered to the accompaniment of elevated eyebrows and a pretty little expression of surprise--after the manner of her sex.

Well

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From this reading "Well--yes.

why

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From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"

yes

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From this reading "Well--yes.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading LOVERS--MORE OF THE OLD STORY "Tessie, why are you angry with me?"