Chapter XVI
A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette. "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!" He paused for a moment. "I very nearly didn't come at all, though." She looked at him in amused surprise.
A Young Man's Year
Chapter XVI
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A
SHADOW
ON
THE
HOUSE
"So
here
you
are--at
Hilsey
at
last!"
said
Bernadette.
"Yes,
and,
I
say,
what
a
jolly
old
place
it
is!"
He
paused
for
a
moment.
"I
very
nearly
didn't
come
at
all,
though."
She
looked
at
him
in
amused
surprise.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
SHADOW
ON
THE
HOUSE
"So
here
you
are--at
Hilsey
at
last!"
said
Bernadette.
Line 2
"Yes,
and,
I
say,
what
a
jolly
old
place
it
is!"
Line 3
He
paused
for
a
moment.
Line 4
"I
very
nearly
didn't
come
at
all,
though."
Line 5
She
looked
at
him
in
amused
surprise.
Learner Dictionary
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Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I very nearly didn't come at all, though."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at him in amused surprise.”
SHADOW
noun
US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"I very nearly didn't come at all, though."”
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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 SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
all
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From this reading "I very nearly didn't come at all, though."
amused
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From this reading She looked at him in amused surprise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
Bernadette
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From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I very nearly didn't come at all, though."
didn't
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From this reading "I very nearly didn't come at all, though."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He paused for a moment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused for a moment.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
Hilsey
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From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him in amused surprise.
HOUSE
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From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked at him in amused surprise.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
jolly
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From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at him in amused surprise.
moment
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From this reading He paused for a moment.
nearly
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From this reading "I very nearly didn't come at all, though."
old
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From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
paused
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From this reading He paused for a moment.
place
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From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
said
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From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
say
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From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him in amused surprise.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
surprise
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From this reading She looked at him in amused surprise.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I very nearly didn't come at all, though."
very
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From this reading "I very nearly didn't come at all, though."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, and, I say, what a jolly old place it is!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SHADOW ON THE HOUSE "So here you are--at Hilsey at last!" said Bernadette.