Chapter XXVII
THE LOST ROOM. Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in. The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left. He gave her back the candle, and went in. Arctura followed close.
Donal Grant
Chapter XXVII
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THE
LOST
ROOM.
Donal
then
took
the
light
from
her
hand,
and
looked
in.
The
opening
went
into
the
further
wall
and
turned
immediately
to
the
left.
He
gave
her
back
the
candle,
and
went
in.
Arctura
followed
close.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LOST
ROOM.
Line 2
Donal
then
took
the
light
from
her
hand,
and
looked
in.
Line 3
The
opening
went
into
the
further
wall
and
turned
immediately
to
the
left.
Line 4
He
gave
her
back
the
candle,
and
went
in.
Line 5
Arctura
followed
close.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
Arctura
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From this reading Arctura followed close.
back
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From this reading He gave her back the candle, and went in.
candle
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From this reading He gave her back the candle, and went in.
close
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From this reading Arctura followed close.
Donal
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From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
followed
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From this reading Arctura followed close.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
further
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From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
gave
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From this reading He gave her back the candle, and went in.
hand
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From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He gave her back the candle, and went in.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
immediately
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From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
light
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From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
LOST
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From this reading THE LOST ROOM.
opening
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From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
ROOM
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From this reading THE LOST ROOM.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST ROOM.
then
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From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Donal then took the light from her hand, and looked in.
turned
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From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
wall
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From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The opening went into the further wall and turned immediately to the left.