Chapter V
'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy. 'You must be dreaming! With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.' 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly. There was no appearance of excitement about her.
At His Gates: A Novel. Vol. 3 (of 3)
Chapter V
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'You
must
be
dreaming,'
cried
Dr
Maurice
with
energy.
'You
must
be
dreaming!
With
my--folly--and
other
things--you
have
got
into
a
nervous
state.'
'I
am
not
dreaming,'
she
said
very
quietly.
There
was
no
appearance
of
excitement
about
her.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'You
must
be
dreaming,'
cried
Dr
Maurice
with
energy.
Line 2
'You
must
be
dreaming!
Line 3
With
my--folly--and
other
things--you
have
got
into
a
nervous
state.'
Line 4
'I
am
not
dreaming,'
she
said
very
quietly.
Line 5
There
was
no
appearance
of
excitement
about
her.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There was no appearance of excitement about her.”
Appearance
noun
US /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was no appearance of excitement about her.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.”
Folly
noun
US /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.”
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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 With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
Dr
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From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
dreaming
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From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
energy
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From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
excitement
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From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
got
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From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
Maurice
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From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
nervous
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From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
other
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From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
quietly
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From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
said
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From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
state
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From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
There
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From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
things
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From this reading With my--folly--and other things--you have got into a nervous state.'
very
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From this reading 'I am not dreaming,' she said very quietly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no appearance of excitement about her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You must be dreaming,' cried Dr Maurice with energy.