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Black Jack

Chapter VIII

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She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
"What's wrong, Elizabeth?"
Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Black Jack

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.
Line 2
He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.
Line 3
Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.
Line 4
"What's wrong, Elizabeth?"
Line 5
Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.

Learner Dictionary

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

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

arm

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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.

away

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

big

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

came

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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

door

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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

down

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

Elizabeth

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From this reading "What's wrong, Elizabeth?"

fierceness

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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.

grown

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guests

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hall

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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

humming

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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

living

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

low

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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.

mindless

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

past

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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

room

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

serious

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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.

shadowy

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From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

straight

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

Then

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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

touched

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From this reading Then he touched her arm, suddenly grown serious.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

Vance

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From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

vibrating

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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.

voice

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From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading He came humming until he was past the door and in the shadowy hall.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She went straight down to the big living room and drew Vance away, mindless of her guests.

What's

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From this reading "What's wrong, Elizabeth?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Her voice was low, vibrating with fierceness.

wrong

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From this reading "What's wrong, Elizabeth?"