Chapter XVI
'WITH YOUR LIPS TO THE HURT.' A few minutes later a knocking came to Madame de Sagan's door. It was low and urgent. She ran to open it, her heart in her throat. A hand pushed her aside with the rough careless force of full control.
A Modern Mercenary
Chapter XVI
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'WITH
YOUR
LIPS
TO
THE
HURT.'
A
few
minutes
later
a
knocking
came
to
Madame
de
Sagan's
door.
It
was
low
and
urgent.
She
ran
to
open
it,
her
heart
in
her
throat.
A
hand
pushed
her
aside
with
the
rough
careless
force
of
full
control.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'WITH
YOUR
LIPS
TO
THE
HURT.'
Line 2
A
few
minutes
later
a
knocking
came
to
Madame
de
Sagan's
door.
Line 3
It
was
low
and
urgent.
Line 4
She
ran
to
open
it,
her
heart
in
her
throat.
Line 5
A
hand
pushed
her
aside
with
the
rough
careless
force
of
full
control.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hand pushed her aside with the rough careless force of full control.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.”
Throat
noun
US /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.”
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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 A few minutes later a knocking came to Madame de Sagan's door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was low and urgent.
aside
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came
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careless
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control
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de
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door
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few
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force
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full
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hand
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heart
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From this reading She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.
HURT
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From this reading 'WITH YOUR LIPS TO THE HURT.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was low and urgent.
knocking
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later
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LIPS
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From this reading 'WITH YOUR LIPS TO THE HURT.'
low
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From this reading It was low and urgent.
Madame
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minutes
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A hand pushed her aside with the rough careless force of full control.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.
pushed
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ran
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From this reading She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.
rough
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Sagan's
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From this reading A few minutes later a knocking came to Madame de Sagan's door.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'WITH YOUR LIPS TO THE HURT.'
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She ran to open it, her heart in her throat.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'WITH YOUR LIPS TO THE HURT.'
urgent
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From this reading It was low and urgent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was low and urgent.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'WITH YOUR LIPS TO THE HURT.'
YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'WITH YOUR LIPS TO THE HURT.'