Chapter V
It was Sylvia! She started at sight of me. Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips. "You!" I gasped, utterly dumbfounded.
Hushed Up! A Mystery of London
Chapter V
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It
was
Sylvia!
She
started
at
sight
of
me.
Her
countenance
blanched
to
the
lips
as
she
drew
back
and
sat
erect,
a
cry
of
dismay
escaping
her
lips.
"You!"
I
gasped,
utterly
dumbfounded.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
It
was
Sylvia!
Line 2
She
started
at
sight
of
me.
Line 3
Her
countenance
blanched
to
the
lips
as
she
drew
back
and
sat
erect,
a
cry
of
dismay
escaping
her
lips.
Line 4
"You!"
/juː/
Line 5
I
gasped,
utterly
dumbfounded.
Learner Dictionary
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Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.”
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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 Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She started at sight of me.
back
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
blanched
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
countenance
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
cry
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
dismay
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
dumbfounded
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From this reading I gasped, utterly dumbfounded.
erect
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
escaping
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
gasped
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From this reading I gasped, utterly dumbfounded.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gasped, utterly dumbfounded.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Sylvia!
lips
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She started at sight of me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She started at sight of me.
sat
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From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She started at sight of me.
sight
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From this reading She started at sight of me.
started
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From this reading She started at sight of me.
Sylvia
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From this reading It was Sylvia!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her countenance blanched to the lips as she drew back and sat erect, a cry of dismay escaping her lips.
utterly
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From this reading I gasped, utterly dumbfounded.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Sylvia!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You!"