Chapter X
THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN. "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?" "Nor me?" The larger stranger stood against the door. The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
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THE
UNFORTUNATE
RESULT
OF
BEING
A
TWIN.
"So,
Mr.
Buxton,
you
don't
know
me?"
"Nor
me?"
The
larger
stranger
stood
against
the
door.
The
lesser
one,
who
appeared
to
be
acting
as
echo,
leaned
against
a
table.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
UNFORTUNATE
RESULT
OF
BEING
A
TWIN.
Line 2
"So,
Mr.
Buxton,
you
don't
know
me?"
Line 3
"Nor
me?"
/nɔːr miː/
Line 4
The
larger
stranger
stood
against
the
door.
Line 5
The
lesser
one,
who
appeared
to
be
acting
as
echo,
leaned
against
a
table.
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The larger stranger stood against the door.”
BEING
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The larger stranger stood against the door.”
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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 UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
acting
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From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
appeared
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From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
Buxton
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From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
don't
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From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
door
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From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
echo
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From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
larger
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From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
leaned
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From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
lesser
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From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
Mr
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From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor me?"
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
RESULT
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From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
stranger
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From this reading The larger stranger stood against the door.
table
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From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
TWIN
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From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
UNFORTUNATE
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From this reading THE UNFORTUNATE RESULT OF BEING A TWIN.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The lesser one, who appeared to be acting as echo, leaned against a table.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So, Mr. Buxton, you don't know me?"