Chapter VI
‘Sure?’ ‘Perfectly sure.’ She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted. But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again. ‘Well, now—the first?’ said she.
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Chapter VI
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‘Sure?’
‘Perfectly
sure.’
She
came
over
and
the
cross-examination
was
interrupted.
But
in
a
few
minutes
she
had
settled
down
to
it
again.
‘Well,
now—the
first?’
said
she.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
‘Sure?’
/sure/
Line 2
‘Perfectly
sure.’
Line 3
She
came
over
and
the
cross-examination
was
interrupted.
Line 4
But
in
a
few
minutes
she
had
settled
down
to
it
again.
Line 5
‘Well,
now—the
first?’
said
she.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, now—the first?’ said she.”
Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Sure?’”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well, now—the first?’ said she.”
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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 in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
came
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From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
cross-examination
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From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
down
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From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
few
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From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Well, now—the first?’ said she.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
minutes
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From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
now
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From this reading ‘Well, now—the first?’ said she.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
Perfectly
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From this reading ‘Perfectly sure.’
said
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From this reading ‘Well, now—the first?’ said she.
settled
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From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Sure?’
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But in a few minutes she had settled down to it again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She came over and the cross-examination was interrupted.
Well
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From this reading ‘Well, now—the first?’ said she.