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A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel
A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel

Chapter XIII

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SOCIABLE CONVERSE.
The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
"I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
He has told me everything.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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SOCIABLE CONVERSE.
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The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
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She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
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"I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
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He has told me everything.
/hiː hæz told miː ˈevriθɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “He has told me everything.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “He has told me everything.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He has told me everything.”

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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 next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

awaken

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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

came

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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

Casimir

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From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

CONVERSE

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From this reading SOCIABLE CONVERSE.

embraced

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From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading He has told me everything.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

fresh

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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading He has told me everything.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He has told me everything.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

hour

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From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

looking

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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

lovely

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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

more

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From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

said

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From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:

SOCIABLE

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From this reading SOCIABLE CONVERSE.

summer

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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

talking

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From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

tenderly

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From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He has told me everything.

very

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From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.

Zara

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From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.