Chapter IX
Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement. ‘What’s up?’ ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly. ‘Since when?’ ‘Since three months ago.’
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Chapter IX
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Claude,
who
had
watched
him
writing,
turned
to
the
other
in
amazement.
‘What’s
up?’
‘We
no
longer
speak
to
one
another;
we
write,’
said
the
sculptor,
quietly.
‘Since
when?’
‘Since
three
months
ago.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Claude,
who
had
watched
him
writing,
turned
to
the
other
in
amazement.
Line 2
‘What’s
up?’
Line 3
‘We
no
longer
speak
to
one
another;
we
write,’
said
the
sculptor,
quietly.
Line 4
‘Since
when?’
/sɪns wen/
Line 5
‘Since
three
months
ago.’
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “‘Since when?’”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.”
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ago
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From this reading ‘Since three months ago.’
amazement
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From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
Claude
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From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
longer
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From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
months
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From this reading ‘Since three months ago.’
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
other
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From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
quietly
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From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
said
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From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
sculptor
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From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ‘Since when?’
speak
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From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
three
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From this reading ‘Since three months ago.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
turned
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From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
up
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From this reading ‘What’s up?’
watched
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From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
What's
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From this reading ‘What’s up?’
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘Since when?’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.
write
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From this reading ‘We no longer speak to one another; we write,’ said the sculptor, quietly.
writing
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From this reading Claude, who had watched him writing, turned to the other in amazement.