Chapter XXVII
[ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her. MRS. HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.] ROLF. [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
Complete Plays of John Galsworthy
Chapter XXVII
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[ROLF,
looking
in
through
the
door,
and
seeing
where
she
is,
joins
her.
MRS.
HILLCRIST
resettles
herself
a
little
further
in
on
the
Right.]
ROLF.
[Bending
over
to
CHLOE,
after
a
glance
at
MRS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[ROLF,
looking
in
through
the
door,
and
seeing
where
she
is,
joins
her.
Line 2
MRS.
Line 3
HILLCRIST
resettles
herself
a
little
further
in
on
the
Right.]
Line 4
ROLF.
Line 5
[Bending
over
to
CHLOE,
after
a
glance
at
MRS.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “[Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “[Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]”
Seeing
noun
US /seeing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “[ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.”
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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 HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
Bending
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From this reading [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
CHLOE
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From this reading [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
door
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From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
further
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From this reading HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
glance
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From this reading [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
HILLCRIST
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From this reading HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
joins
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From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
looking
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From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
resettles
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From this reading HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HILLCRIST resettles herself a little further in on the Right.]
ROLF
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From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
seeing
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From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Bending over to CHLOE, after a glance at MRS.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading [ROLF, looking in through the door, and seeing where she is, joins her.