Chapter XXVII
Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out. He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man. "Do believe me, Frona. Promise me." Her face flushed.
A Daughter of the Snows
Chapter XXVII
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Frona
turned
to
St.
Vincent
as
the
last
of
the
crowd
filed
out.
He
clutched
her
hands
spasmodically,
like
a
drowning
man.
"Do
believe
me,
Frona.
Promise
me."
Her
face
flushed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Frona
turned
to
St.
Vincent
as
the
last
of
the
crowd
filed
out.
Line 2
He
clutched
her
hands
spasmodically,
like
a
drowning
man.
Line 3
"Do
believe
me,
Frona.
Line 4
Promise
me."
Line 5
Her
face
flushed.
Learner Dictionary
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Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Do believe me, Frona.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.”
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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 He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Do believe me, Frona.
clutched
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From this reading He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man.
crowd
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From this reading Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do believe me, Frona.
drowning
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face
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From this reading Her face flushed.
filed
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flushed
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From this reading Her face flushed.
Frona
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.
like
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man
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From this reading He clutched her hands spasmodically, like a drowning man.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do believe me, Frona.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.
out
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Promise
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From this reading Promise me."
spasmodically
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St
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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 Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.
turned
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Vincent
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From this reading Frona turned to St. Vincent as the last of the crowd filed out.