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A Humble Enterprise
A Humble Enterprise

Chapter VI

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THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!
The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
"The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
Very seldom do we hear the bell.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Humble Enterprise

Chapter VI

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!
Line 2
The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.
Line 3
That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.
Line 4
"The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"
Line 5
Very seldom do we hear the bell.

Learner Dictionary

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

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading “The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “"The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"”

Hear noun US /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Very seldom do we hear the bell.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.”

Struck noun US /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “"The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"”

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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 The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

Anthony

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

became

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

bell

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From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

calendar

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From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.

changed

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

Churchill

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.

ENSUES

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From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

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

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.

heard

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From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

hour

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From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

indescribably

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

INEVITABLE

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From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.

Jenny

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

Liddon

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

marked

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From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.

moment

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

place

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

say

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

seldom

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From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

Thank

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "The hour has struck, though I heard not the bell!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

tray

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

up

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

very

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From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.

voice

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading That very moment it was, and she never marked it in her calendar.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Very seldom do we hear the bell.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

world

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From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.

Yes

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From this reading THE INEVITABLE ENSUES Yes!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The world became a changed place to Jenny Liddon from the moment when Anthony Churchill stood up to take her tray, and to say "Thank you" in that indescribably feeling voice.