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A Cigarette-Maker's Romance
A Cigarette-Maker's Romance

Chapter XI

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"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
"But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
"Yes," she answered.
"That is the best of it."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Cigarette-Maker's Romance

Chapter XI

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.
Line 2
His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.
Line 3
"But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.
Line 4
"Yes," she answered.
Line 5
"That is the best of it."

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 “"Yes," she answered.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading “"But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.”

Half noun US /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.”

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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 "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

all

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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

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

From this reading "Yes," she answered.

anxiety

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

away

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

best

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From this reading "That is the best of it."

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

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

From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

came

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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

caught

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

eye

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

fearing

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

got

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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

hair

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

halfnounUS /half/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

hidden

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "That is the best of it."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

mistake

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

new

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

only

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

parcel

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

pavement

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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

quick

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

said

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

Schmidt

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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

shawl

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

sight

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From this reading His quick eye caught sight of the parcel, only half hidden by her shawl.

some

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That is the best of it."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

trouble

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From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.

up

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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

Vjera

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From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I have got it--I have got it all!" cried Vjera, as she came up with Schmidt on the pavement.

Yes

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From this reading "Yes," she answered.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "But you have brought the hair away with you," he said, in some anxiety, and fearing a mistake or some new trouble.