Chapter XII
VIOLET OBEYS. As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name. She paused at the open door of the room. “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly. The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
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VIOLET
OBEYS.
As
Violet
passed
Mrs.
Yorke’s
door,
she
heard
a
faint
voice
call
her
name.
She
paused
at
the
open
door
of
the
room.
“Did
you
speak,
Mrs.
Yorke?”
she
asked,
timidly.
The
invalid’s
pale
face
flushed
slightly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
VIOLET
OBEYS.
Line 2
As
Violet
passed
Mrs.
Yorke’s
door,
she
heard
a
faint
voice
call
her
name.
Line 3
She
paused
at
the
open
door
of
the
room.
Line 4
“Did
you
speak,
Mrs.
Yorke?”
she
asked,
timidly.
Line 5
The
invalid’s
pale
face
flushed
slightly.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “She paused at the open door of the room.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.”
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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 As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
call
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From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
door
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face
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faint
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flushed
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heard
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
invalid's
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Mrs
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namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
OBEYS
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From this reading VIOLET OBEYS.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
pale
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From this reading The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
paused
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From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
room
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From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
slightly
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From this reading The invalid’s pale face flushed slightly.
speak
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She paused at the open door of the room.
timidly
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From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
VIOLET
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From this reading VIOLET OBEYS.
voice
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From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
Yorke
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From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.
Yorke's
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From this reading As Violet passed Mrs. Yorke’s door, she heard a faint voice call her name.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you speak, Mrs. Yorke?” she asked, timidly.