Chapter XIV
"Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly. "Don't touch me. I cannot bear it." "Silence!" he cried. "Do you want to alarm the house?"
A Double Knot
Chapter XIV
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"Yes--no--I
don't
know,"
she
cried
excitedly.
"Don't
touch
me.
I
cannot
bear
it."
"Silence!"
he
cried.
"Do
you
want
to
alarm
the
house?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes--no--I
don't
know,"
she
cried
excitedly.
Line 2
"Don't
touch
me.
Line 3
I
cannot
bear
it."
Line 4
"Silence!"
he
cried.
/ˈsaɪ.ləns hiː cried/
Line 5
"Do
you
want
to
alarm
the
house?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"Silence!" he cried.”
All words in this reading · 22
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alarm
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From this reading "Do you want to alarm the house?"
bear
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From this reading I cannot bear it."
cannot
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From this reading I cannot bear it."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want to alarm the house?"
don't
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From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
excitedly
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From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Silence!" he cried.
house
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From this reading "Do you want to alarm the house?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cannot bear it."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't touch me.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
SilencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Silence!" he cried.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you want to alarm the house?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you want to alarm the house?"
touch
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From this reading "Don't touch me.
want
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From this reading "Do you want to alarm the house?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes--no--I don't know," she cried excitedly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you want to alarm the house?"