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A Chance for Himself
A Chance for Himself

Chapter XXX

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A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.
WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?
What do you want?”
“I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.
“Is it you, Miss Felton?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Chance for Himself

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.
Line 2
WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?
Line 3
What do you want?”
Line 4
“I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.
Line 5
“Is it you, Miss Felton?

Learner Dictionary

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

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading ““I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.”

WITHOUT preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?”

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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 A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.

ANNIE

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From this reading A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading “I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.

Aunt

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From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

bar

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From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

called

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading What do you want?”

FELTON

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From this reading A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.

feminine

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From this reading “I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.

Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading “Is it you, Miss Felton?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Is it you, Miss Felton?

Miss

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From this reading “Is it you, Miss Felton?

out

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From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

Patsy

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From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

removing

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From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

see

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From this reading “I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.

STARLIGHT

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From this reading A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.

sweet

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From this reading “I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

there

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From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading “I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.

voice

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From this reading “I want to see you, Aunt Patsy,” answered a sweet feminine voice.

WALK

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From this reading A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.

want

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From this reading What do you want?”

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What do you want?”

Who's

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From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A STARLIGHT WALK WITH ANNIE FELTON.

WITHOUTprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading WITHOUT removing the bar, Aunt Patsy called out, “Who’s there?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading What do you want?”