Chapter IX
To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door. The answer came from an inner room. “It be I, Polly,” called Tom. “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.” “Come in—come in, Tom.”
In a Quiet Village
Chapter IX
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To
his
knock
he
received
an
answer,
as
he
opened
the
door.
The
answer
came
from
an
inner
room.
“It
be
I,
Polly,”
called
Tom.
“Just
passin’,
and
want
to
see
how
Bessie
be
enjoyin’
of
herself.”
“Come
in—come
in,
Tom.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
To
his
knock
he
received
an
answer,
as
he
opened
the
door.
Line 2
The
answer
came
from
an
inner
room.
Line 3
“It
be
I,
Polly,”
called
Tom.
Line 4
“Just
passin’,
and
want
to
see
how
Bessie
be
enjoyin’
of
herself.”
Line 5
“Come
in—come
in,
Tom.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come in—come in, Tom.””
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.””
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
answer
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From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It be I, Polly,” called Tom.
Bessie
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From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
called
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From this reading “It be I, Polly,” called Tom.
came
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From this reading The answer came from an inner room.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come in—come in, Tom.”
door
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From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
enjoyin
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From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The answer came from an inner room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
how
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From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It be I, Polly,” called Tom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come in—come in, Tom.”
inner
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From this reading The answer came from an inner room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It be I, Polly,” called Tom.
Just
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From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
knock
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From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
opened
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From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
passin
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From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
Polly
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From this reading “It be I, Polly,” called Tom.
received
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From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
room
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From this reading The answer came from an inner room.
see
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From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his knock he received an answer, as he opened the door.
Tom
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From this reading “It be I, Polly,” called Tom.
want
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From this reading “Just passin’, and want to see how Bessie be enjoyin’ of herself.”