Chapter III
For a moment Monty stood as though dazed. Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided. He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent. “Her picture! My little girl's picture!
A Millionaire of Yesterday
Chapter III
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For
a
moment
Monty
stood
as
though
dazed.
Then
the
excitement
which
had
shone
in
his
face
slowly
subsided.
He
stood
quite
silent,
muttering
softly
to
himself,
his
eyes
fixed
upon
Trent.
“Her
picture!
My
little
girl's
picture!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
For
a
moment
Monty
stood
as
though
dazed.
Line 2
Then
the
excitement
which
had
shone
in
his
face
slowly
subsided.
Line 3
He
stood
quite
silent,
muttering
softly
to
himself,
his
eyes
fixed
upon
Trent.
Line 4
“Her
picture!
Line 5
My
little
girl's
picture!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My little girl's picture!”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.”
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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 For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
dazed
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excitement
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eyes
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face
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fixed
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
girl's
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From this reading My little girl's picture!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Her picture!
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My little girl's picture!
moment
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Monty
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muttering
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My little girl's picture!
picture
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From this reading “Her picture!
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
shone
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silent
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slowly
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softly
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From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
subsided
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From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
Then
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From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
Trent
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From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.