Chapter XVI
"Ah, it is she!" said he. And this hope warned him once more. Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him. "Yes." "Cough, that I may see."
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Chapter XVI
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"Ah,
it
is
she!"
said
he.
And
this
hope
warned
him
once
more.
Then
he
got
close
to
the
door,
and
heard
a
little
voice--
"Are
you
there?"
said
the
dyer's
wife
to
him.
"Yes."
"Cough,
that
I
may
see."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Ah,
it
is
she!"
said
he.
Line 2
And
this
hope
warned
him
once
more.
Line 3
Then
he
got
close
to
the
door,
and
heard
a
little
voice--
"Are
you
there?"
said
the
dyer's
wife
to
him.
Line 4
"Yes."
Line 5
"Cough,
that
I
may
see."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Cough, that I may see."”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And this hope warned him once more.”
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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 Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, it is she!" said he.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this hope warned him once more.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
close
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
Cough
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From this reading "Cough, that I may see."
door
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
dyer's
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
got
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, it is she!" said he.
heard
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this hope warned him once more.
hope
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From this reading And this hope warned him once more.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Cough, that I may see."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, it is she!" said he.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah, it is she!" said he.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Cough, that I may see."
more
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From this reading And this hope warned him once more.
once
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From this reading And this hope warned him once more.
said
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From this reading "Ah, it is she!" said he.
see
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From this reading "Cough, that I may see."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, it is she!" said he.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Cough, that I may see."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
Then
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
there
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this hope warned him once more.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
voice
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
warned
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From this reading And this hope warned him once more.
wife
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From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he got close to the door, and heard a little voice-- "Are you there?" said the dyer's wife to him.