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Armadale

Chapter XXXVIII

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“I am _not_ your wife,” she said.
He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.
He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.
Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.
“Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Armadale

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I am _not_ your wife,” she said.
Line 2
He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.
Line 3
He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.
Line 4
Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.
Line 5
“Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.”

Next noun US /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading ““Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.”

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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 He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “I am _not_ your wife,” she said.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

back

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From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

Bashwood

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From this reading Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.

bosom

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

dark

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From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

denied

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

draw

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From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

face

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

folding-doors

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From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

Go

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From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

groping

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From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

heavily

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

hold

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From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I am _not_ your wife,” she said.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

leaned

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

led

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From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

like

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From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

man

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From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.

nextnounUS /next/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “I am _not_ your wife,” she said.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

panic-stricken

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From this reading Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.

room

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

said

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From this reading “I am _not_ your wife,” she said.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “I am _not_ your wife,” she said.

side

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From this reading Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.

slept

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

staggered

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From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

stole

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From this reading Mr. Bashwood stole panic-stricken to her side.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

there

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From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

trying

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From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

wall

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

whispered

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From this reading “Go in there!” he whispered, trying to draw her toward the folding-doors which led into the next room.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

wife

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From this reading “I am _not_ your wife,” she said.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He staggered back, with his hands groping for something to hold by, like the hands of a man in the dark.

woman

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From this reading He leaned heavily against the wall of the room, and looked at the woman who had slept on his bosom, and who had denied him to his face.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I am _not_ your wife,” she said.