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John Marvel, Assistant
John Marvel, Assistant

Chapter IV

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She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.
"I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.
The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.
Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."
I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

John Marvel, Assistant

Chapter IV

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.
Line 2
"I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.
Line 3
The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.
Line 4
Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."
Line 5
I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

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 “She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.”

Double noun US /double/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.”

Help noun US /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."”

Someone pronoun US /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “"I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.”

Struck noun US /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."”

All words in this reading · 65

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all

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From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

Argand

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From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

away

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From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."

charges

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From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

didn't

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

door

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From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

double

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

Estate

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From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

expressed

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

forlorn

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

front

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

get

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

I'm

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From this reading Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

kindness

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

latter's

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

looks

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

man

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

more

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

now

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From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

out

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From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

recognition

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

rent

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From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."

room

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

stranger

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

tone

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

touching

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

turning

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From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

unlocked

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From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

up

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

up-stairs

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She had come out and unlocked the door and was now turning away.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The Argand Estate charges such rent, we all have to do that.

Well

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From this reading Well, if I can help you, I'm right here."

words

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From this reading I was struck by her kindness to the forlorn stranger, and the latter's touching recognition of it, expressed more in looks and in tone than in words.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

you'll

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From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I think your man had someone to take the up-stairs front room; but he didn't come--you'll have to get someone to do it and you double up.