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Caleb Trench
Caleb Trench

Chapter I

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AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
“Show the person in here, Kingdom.”
The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Caleb Trench

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.
Line 2
THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.
Line 3
DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.
Line 4
“Show the person in here, Kingdom.”
Line 5
The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

Learner Dictionary

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

Disappeared noun US /ˈdisappeared/

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

From this reading “The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Show the person in here, Kingdom.””

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.”

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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 THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

AUTHOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.

back

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

CAMBRIDGE

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From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

DIANA

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/

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

From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

end

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

ETC

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.

farther

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

graceful

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”

IMPERSONATOR

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”

Kingdom

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From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”

leisurely

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

moved

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

music-rack

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

negro

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

papers

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

person

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From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”

piano

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

PRESS

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From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

pushed

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

REAPING

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From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.

room

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

rose

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

ROYALL

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

S

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From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

seat

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From this reading DIANA ROYALL pushed back the music-rack and rose from her seat at the piano.

Show

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From this reading “Show the person in here, Kingdom.”

slowly

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

some

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

table

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading AUTHOR OF “THE REAPING,” “THE IMPERSONATOR,” ETC.

there

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

turning

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.

U

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From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

UNIVERSITY

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From this reading THE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE, U. S. A.

way

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From this reading The negro disappeared, and Diana moved slowly to the table at the farther end of the long room, and stood there turning over some papers in her leisurely, graceful way.