Chapter VI
THE CLAIRVOYANT. Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him. "I bade you sleep. Do you sleep?" Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
Balsamo, the Magician
Chapter VI
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THE
CLAIRVOYANT.
Balsamo
had
gone
up
to
the
young
lady,
whose
appearance
in
his
chamber
was
not
strange
to
him.
"I
bade
you
sleep.
Do
you
sleep?"
Andrea
sighed
and
nodded
with
an
effort.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
CLAIRVOYANT.
Line 2
Balsamo
had
gone
up
to
the
young
lady,
whose
appearance
in
his
chamber
was
not
strange
to
him.
Line 3
"I
bade
you
sleep.
Line 4
Do
you
sleep?"
Line 5
Andrea
sighed
and
nodded
with
an
effort.
Learner Dictionary
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Appearance
noun
US /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.”
Whose
determiner
US /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading “Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
Andrea
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From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
bade
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From this reading "I bade you sleep.
Balsamo
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chamber
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CLAIRVOYANT
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From this reading THE CLAIRVOYANT.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you sleep?"
effort
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From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
gone
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From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bade you sleep.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
lady
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From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
sighed
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From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
sleep
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From this reading "I bade you sleep.
strange
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From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLAIRVOYANT.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
up
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From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I bade you sleep.
young
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From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.