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Four Weird Tales
Four Weird Tales

Chapter V

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For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.
Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.
It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.
She offered no apologies.
She knew.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Four Weird Tales

Chapter V

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.
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Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.
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It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.
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She offered no apologies.
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She knew.

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 “Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.”

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accepted

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

all

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

apologies

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From this reading She offered no apologies.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

belief

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From this reading It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.

commonly

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

consideration

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

decidedly

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

deemed

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

fascinated

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From this reading It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.

fields

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From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

Henriot

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From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.

ideas

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

indeed

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.

knew

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From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

known

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

many

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From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She offered no apologies.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.

offered

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From this reading She offered no apologies.

ordinarily

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

read

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From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

sense

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

speculations

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Henriot knew them, because he had read in many fields.

unusual

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the strength of her belief that fascinated him.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.

worth

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From this reading For her ideas were decidedly unusual, in the sense that she accepted without question speculations not commonly deemed worth consideration at all, indeed not ordinarily even known.