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A Strange Disappearance
A Strange Disappearance

Chapter XIV · Mrs. Daniels

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She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.
“You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.
“Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.
“Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?
Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Strange Disappearance

Chapter XIV · Mrs. Daniels

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.
Line 2
“You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.
Line 3
“Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.
Line 4
“Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?
Line 5
Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

Learner Dictionary

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

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading ““Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?””

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading ““Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading ““Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?””

Speak noun US /speak/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?””

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading ““You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.”

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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 “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

appreciate

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From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

Blake

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From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

bonnet

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From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

Daniels

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From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

effort

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From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

face

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From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

fear

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From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

girl

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From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

harbored

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From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

hurried

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From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

like

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From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

marble

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From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

moving

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From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

Mr

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From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

Mrs

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From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

much

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From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

murmured

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From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

room

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From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

said

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From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

shawl

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From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

Speak

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From this reading Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

surprise

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From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

very

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From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

want

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

well

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From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Speak; what was her name and where did she come from?”

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading “Mrs. Daniels, who was the girl you harbored in that room above us for so long?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.

wore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She still wore her bonnet and shawl and her face was like marble.

Yes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Yes,” murmured that gentleman moving towards her with an effort we could very well appreciate.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “You want me?” said she with a hurried look towards Mr. Blake that had as much fear as surprise in it.