Chapter XII
ONE NIGHT. "Leon! Leon!" The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow. The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.
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Chapter XII
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ONE
NIGHT.
"Leon!
Leon!"
The
cry
was
low
and
weak,
and
the
suffering
woman
fell
back
upon
her
pillow.
The
youth,
though
asleep,
heard,
and
quickly
responded
to
the
call.
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Line 1
ONE
NIGHT.
Line 2
"Leon!
Line 3
Leon!"
Line 4
The
cry
was
low
and
weak,
and
the
suffering
woman
fell
back
upon
her
pillow.
Line 5
The
youth,
though
asleep,
heard,
and
quickly
responded
to
the
call.
Learner Dictionary
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ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE NIGHT.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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asleep
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back
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call
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cry
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fell
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heard
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From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
Leon
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From this reading "Leon!
low
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NIGHT
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From this reading ONE NIGHT.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE NIGHT.
pillow
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quickly
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responded
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suffering
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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
weak
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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
woman
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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
youth
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From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.