Chapter II
MRS. BROWN’S FAILURE. With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333. She had been determined all through not to forget that. Then she turned the latch and crept in.
Christmas at Thompson Hall
Chapter II
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MRS.
BROWN’S
FAILURE.
With
her
eye
still
fixed
upon
her
burden,
she
glanced
up
at
the
number
of
the
door--333.
She
had
been
determined
all
through
not
to
forget
that.
Then
she
turned
the
latch
and
crept
in.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MRS.
Line 2
BROWN’S
FAILURE.
Line 3
With
her
eye
still
fixed
upon
her
burden,
she
glanced
up
at
the
number
of
the
door--333.
Line 4
She
had
been
determined
all
through
not
to
forget
that.
Line 5
Then
she
turned
the
latch
and
crept
in.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She had been determined all through not to forget that.”
Determined
adjective
US /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading “She had been determined all through not to forget that.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She had been determined all through not to forget that.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.”
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333
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all
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From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she turned the latch and crept in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
BROWN'S
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burden
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crept
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From this reading Then she turned the latch and crept in.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
door
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eye
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FAILURE
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fixed
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forget
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From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
glanced
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From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then she turned the latch and crept in.
latch
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From this reading Then she turned the latch and crept in.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
number
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From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
Then
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From this reading Then she turned the latch and crept in.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been determined all through not to forget that.
turned
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From this reading Then she turned the latch and crept in.
up
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From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her eye still fixed upon her burden, she glanced up at the number of the door--333.