Chapter XIX
She descended immediately in an ulster and loose slippers. Edwin waited for her in the hall. "Now, father," she said brusquely, entering the dining-room, "what's amiss?" Darius gazed at her stupidly. "Nothing," he muttered.
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Chapter XIX
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She
descended
immediately
in
an
ulster
and
loose
slippers.
Edwin
waited
for
her
in
the
hall.
"Now,
father,"
she
said
brusquely,
entering
the
dining-room,
"what's
amiss?"
Darius
gazed
at
her
stupidly.
"Nothing,"
he
muttered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
descended
immediately
in
an
ulster
and
loose
slippers.
Line 2
Edwin
waited
for
her
in
the
hall.
Line 3
"Now,
father,"
she
said
brusquely,
entering
the
dining-room,
"what's
amiss?"
Line 4
Darius
gazed
at
her
stupidly.
Line 5
"Nothing,"
he
muttered.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ hiː ˈmʌtərd/
Learner Dictionary
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Descended
noun
US /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She descended immediately in an ulster and loose slippers.”
Muttered
verb
US /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"Nothing," he muttered.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing," he muttered.”
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amiss
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She descended immediately in an ulster and loose slippers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She descended immediately in an ulster and loose slippers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Darius gazed at her stupidly.
brusquely
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Darius
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descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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dining-room
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Edwin
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entering
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father
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Edwin waited for her in the hall.
gazed
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hall
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nothing," he muttered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Edwin waited for her in the hall.
immediately
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She descended immediately in an ulster and loose slippers.
loose
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mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Nothing," he muttered.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing," he muttered.
Now
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said
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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slippers
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From this reading She descended immediately in an ulster and loose slippers.
stupidly
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From this reading Darius gazed at her stupidly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edwin waited for her in the hall.
ulster
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waited
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what's
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From this reading "Now, father," she said brusquely, entering the dining-room, "what's amiss?"