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Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other
Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other

Chapter XVI

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Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.
“No, sir.
Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.
“Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.
He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.
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Lady Barbarina, The Siege of London, An International Episode, and Other

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.
Line 2
“No, sir.
Line 3
Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.
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“Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.
Line 5
He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

Learner Dictionary

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

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.”

Continued noun US /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading “He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading “Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.”

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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 Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.

also

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

appeal

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From this reading He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

comment

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

considerable

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From this reading Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.

continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/

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

From this reading He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

desolation

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From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

effect

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From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

eyes

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

face

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

felt

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

inclined

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

interval

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From this reading Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.

irony

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

met

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

more

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

much

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From this reading Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No, sir.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not much, sir,” he added after a considerable interval.

notice

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From this reading He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

odd

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

Once

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

Pardon

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From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

practically

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

rebuke

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From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

said

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From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

simply

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From this reading He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

sir

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From this reading “No, sir.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

soon

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading “Pardon me,” I said; for his desolation had a little the effect of a rebuke.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He took no notice of my appeal; he simply continued to look at me.

turned

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

unspoken

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From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Once more he inclined his face to me—his face that was practically so odd a comment on my question, and I so felt his unspoken irony that I soon also turned and met his eyes.