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Hagar

Chapter XXIX

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ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.
Hagar waited below the platform.
Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.
"I've been looking at you.
I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Hagar

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.
Line 2
Hagar waited below the platform.
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Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.
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"I've been looking at you.
Line 5
I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “"I've been looking at you.”

Below preposition US /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading “Hagar waited below the platform.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.”

Shaking noun US /ˈshaking/

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

From this reading “Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I've been looking at you.

belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Hagar waited below the platform.

came

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From this reading Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.

caustic

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

crowd

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From this reading Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.

DARRAGH

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

Darragh's

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

ended

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

Hagar

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From this reading Hagar waited below the platform.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.

I've

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From this reading "I've been looking at you.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.

looking

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From this reading "I've been looking at you.

meeting

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

off

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From this reading Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.

once

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

passionate

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

platform

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From this reading Hagar waited below the platform.

ROSE

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

seem

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From this reading I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.

shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/

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

From this reading Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

somehow

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From this reading I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.

speech

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From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading ROSE DARRAGH Rose Darragh's short speech, at once caustic and passionate, ended--the meeting ended.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I seem, somehow, to know you--" "And I you.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Rose Darragh, at last shaking off the crowd, came toward her.

waited

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From this reading Hagar waited below the platform.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I've been looking at you.