Chapter II
I looked about and abroad. My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends. I did not know them. They had great brightness and beauty of appearance. So, also, had he.
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Chapter II
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I
looked
about
and
abroad.
My
father
stood
at
a
little
distance
from
me,
conversing
with
some
friends.
I
did
not
know
them.
They
had
great
brightness
and
beauty
of
appearance.
So,
also,
had
he.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
looked
about
and
abroad.
Line 2
My
father
stood
at
a
little
distance
from
me,
conversing
with
some
friends.
Line 3
I
did
not
know
them.
/aɪ dɪd nɑːt know ðem/
Line 4
They
had
great
brightness
and
beauty
of
appearance.
Line 5
So,
also,
had
he.
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 “I looked about and abroad.”
Appearance
noun
US /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I did not know them.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked about and abroad.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.”
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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 My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I looked about and abroad.
abroad
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From this reading I looked about and abroad.
also
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From this reading So, also, had he.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked about and abroad.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
beauty
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From this reading They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.
brightness
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From this reading They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.
conversing
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From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know them.
distance
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From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
father
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From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
friends
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From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, also, had he.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked about and abroad.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked about and abroad.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, also, had he.
some
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From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I did not know them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had great brightness and beauty of appearance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My father stood at a little distance from me, conversing with some friends.