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An Unknown Lover
An Unknown Lover

Chapter XIII

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"I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.
There's no need for fear."
Bedford smiled.
He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.
Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.
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An Unknown Lover

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.
Line 2
There's no need for fear."
Line 3
Bedford smiled.
Line 4
He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.
Line 5
Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.”

Need noun US /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There's no need for fear."”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.”

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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 "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

afraid

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From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

all

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

any

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From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

Bedford

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From this reading Bedford smiled.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

cap

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

clothing

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

discarded

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

down

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

favour

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

fear

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From this reading There's no need for fear."

fog

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

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading There's no need for fear."

grey

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

head

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

Katrine

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From this reading Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

liked

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From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

match

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

met

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

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

mist

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

neednounUS /need/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There's no need for fear."

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There's no need for fear."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

pressed

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

sea

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

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

shade

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

shuddered

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From this reading Katrine shuddered again as she looked him over.

skin

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

smiled

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From this reading Bedford smiled.

suit

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From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

There's

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

From this reading There's no need for fear."

tinged

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

white

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

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "I have never met any one who _liked_ a fog at sea, but I am not afraid.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had discarded white clothing in favour of a grey suit, a cap to match was pressed down over his head, he was all grey to match the mist, even his skin seemed tinged with the same shade.