Chapter IV
“Crying.” It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on: “He is in danger, because of me. I am so afraid for him.” Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
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“Crying.”
It
was
said
with
a
certain
dreadful
simplicity,
and
pressing
her
hands
together,
she
went
on:
“He
is
in
danger,
because
of
me.
I
am
so
afraid
for
him.”
Holding
up
his
hand
to
check
that
emotion,
he
said:
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Crying.”
Line 2
It
was
said
with
a
certain
dreadful
simplicity,
and
pressing
her
hands
together,
she
went
on:
Line 3
“He
is
in
danger,
because
of
me.
Line 4
I
am
so
afraid
for
him.”
Line 5
Holding
up
his
hand
to
check
that
emotion,
he
said:
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading ““He is in danger, because of me.”
Dreadful
adjective
US /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:”
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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 It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
afraid
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From this reading I am so afraid for him.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am so afraid for him.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “He is in danger, because of me.
certain
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From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
check
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From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
Crying
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From this reading “Crying.”
danger
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From this reading “He is in danger, because of me.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
emotion
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From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am so afraid for him.”
hand
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From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is in danger, because of me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am so afraid for him.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
Holding
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From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am so afraid for him.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “He is in danger, because of me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is in danger, because of me.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He is in danger, because of me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is in danger, because of me.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
pressing
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From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
said
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From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
simplicity
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From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am so afraid for him.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
together
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From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
up
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From this reading Holding up his hand to check that emotion, he said:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was said with a certain dreadful simplicity, and pressing her hands together, she went on: