Chapter XI
Keefe
Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm. “Don’t be so frightened,” she said. “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt. Find a match. Light the lamps.
Azalea at Sunset Gap
Chapter XI · Keefe
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Miss
Zillah
laid
a
hand
on
Azalea’s
arm.
“Don’t
be
so
frightened,”
she
said.
“He’s
overstrained
his
heart,
no
doubt.
Find
a
match.
Light
the
lamps.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Miss
Zillah
laid
a
hand
on
Azalea’s
arm.
Line 2
“Don’t
be
so
frightened,”
she
said.
Line 3
“He’s
overstrained
his
heart,
no
doubt.
Line 4
Find
a
match.
Line 5
Light
the
lamps.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.”
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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 Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
arm
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Azalea's
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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Don't
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doubt
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Find
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frightened
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hand
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He's
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heart
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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laid
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lamps
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Light
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match
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From this reading Find a match.
Miss
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “He’s overstrained his heart, no doubt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.
overstrained
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t be so frightened,” she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Light the lamps.
Zillah
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From this reading Miss Zillah laid a hand on Azalea’s arm.