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A Prince of Sinners
A Prince of Sinners

Chapter XVI

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FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.
Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.
The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."
Lord Arranmore obeyed her literally.
He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Prince of Sinners

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.
Line 2
Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.
Line 3
The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."
Line 4
Lord Arranmore obeyed her literally.
Line 5
He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

Learner Dictionary

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

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.”

Quite noun US /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."”

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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 He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

Arranmore

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From this reading Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.

away

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From this reading Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.

Bradshaw

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From this reading Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.

came

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

Caroom

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

corner

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

cosiest

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.

Enton

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

exclaimed

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

far

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

FIFTEEN

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

HELL

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Lord Arranmore obeyed her literally.

house

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

jerked

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

Lady

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

large

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

lightly

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

literally

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From this reading Lord Arranmore obeyed her literally.

Lord

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From this reading Lord Arranmore obeyed her literally.

nicely

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From this reading The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."

o'clock

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From this reading The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."

obeyed

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From this reading Lord Arranmore obeyed her literally.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

quitenounUS /quite/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."

Really

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

room

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

side

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

throw

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From this reading Do throw that Bradshaw away, Arranmore.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

train

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From this reading The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."

volume

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From this reading He jerked the volume lightly into a far corner of the room and came over to her side.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading The one o'clock train will do quite nicely."

YEARS

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From this reading FIFTEEN YEARS IN HELL "Really," Lady Caroom exclaimed, "Enton is the cosiest large house I was ever in.