Chapter XVI
He turned and looked at her. Possibly he was astonished at her persistence. “Never!” he said in a tone of finality. “Never! Let that be the end.”
Chippinge Borough
Chapter XVI
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He
turned
and
looked
at
her.
Possibly
he
was
astonished
at
her
persistence.
“Never!”
he
said
in
a
tone
of
finality.
“Never!
Let
that
be
the
end.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
turned
and
looked
at
her.
Line 2
Possibly
he
was
astonished
at
her
persistence.
Line 3
“Never!”
he
said
in
a
tone
of
finality.
Line 4
“Never!
/never/
Line 5
Let
that
be
the
end.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Astonished
adjective
US /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading “Possibly he was astonished at her persistence.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let that be the end.””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He turned and looked at her.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never!” he said in a tone of finality.”
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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 “Never!” he said in a tone of finality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned and looked at her.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Possibly he was astonished at her persistence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned and looked at her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let that be the end.”
end
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From this reading Let that be the end.”
finality
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From this reading “Never!” he said in a tone of finality.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned and looked at her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned and looked at her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Never!” he said in a tone of finality.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let that be the end.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned and looked at her.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never!” he said in a tone of finality.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Never!” he said in a tone of finality.
persistence
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From this reading Possibly he was astonished at her persistence.
Possibly
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From this reading Possibly he was astonished at her persistence.
said
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From this reading “Never!” he said in a tone of finality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Let that be the end.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let that be the end.”
tone
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From this reading “Never!” he said in a tone of finality.
turned
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From this reading He turned and looked at her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Possibly he was astonished at her persistence.