Chapter XV
And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!” “Breathe? I wasn't!” “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.” He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
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Chapter XV
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And
suddenly
she
said:
“Oh!
don't
breathe
so
loud;
it's
awful!”
“Breathe?
I
wasn't!”
“You
were;
just
like
Carmen
when
she's
dreaming.”
He
had
walked
three
steps
towards
the
door,
before
he
thought:
'What
does
it
matter?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
And
suddenly
she
said:
“Oh!
don't
breathe
so
loud;
it's
awful!”
Line 2
“Breathe?
/briːð/
Line 3
I
wasn't!”
Line 4
“You
were;
just
like
Carmen
when
she's
dreaming.”
Line 5
He
had
walked
three
steps
towards
the
door,
before
he
thought:
'What
does
it
matter?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?”
Breathe
verb
US /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!””
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!””
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!”
awful
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From this reading And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
breatheverbUS /briːð/
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!”
Carmen
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From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
don't
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door
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From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
dreaming
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From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wasn't!”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
it's
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just
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From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”
like
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From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”
loud
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matter
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From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
Oh
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said
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From this reading And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!”
she's
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From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!”
steps
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From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And suddenly she said: “Oh! don't breathe so loud; it's awful!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
three
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From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
walked
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From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
wasn't
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From this reading I wasn't!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had walked three steps towards the door, before he thought: 'What does it matter?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You were; just like Carmen when she's dreaming.”