Chapter V
Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her. She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers. 'She told me you were ill.' 'But when did you return from France? Tell me.'
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Chapter V
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Ralph's
eyes
were
fixed
upon
her.
She
could
not
bear
their
wistfulness,
and
she
lowered
hers.
'She
told
me
you
were
ill.'
'But
when
did
you
return
from
France?
Tell
me.'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Ralph's
eyes
were
fixed
upon
her.
Line 2
She
could
not
bear
their
wistfulness,
and
she
lowered
hers.
Line 3
'She
told
me
you
were
ill.'
Line 4
'But
when
did
you
return
from
France?
Line 5
Tell
me.'
/tell miː/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.”
Hers
pronoun
US /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me.'”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'She told me you were ill.'”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
bear
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From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
eyes
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From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
fixed
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From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
France
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From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
ill
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From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'
lowered
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From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
Ralph's
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From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
return
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From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me.'
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ralph's eyes were fixed upon her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'But when did you return from France?
wistfulness
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From this reading She could not bear their wistfulness, and she lowered hers.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'She told me you were ill.'