Chapter I
POOR LILLIAN! “Help! Help!” A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down. A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
Lillian's vow
Chapter I
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POOR
LILLIAN!
“Help!
Help!”
A
hoarse
groan,
a
stifled
cry,
then
silence
settled
down.
A
clear,
crisp
wintery
night,
with
the
great
city
lying
asleep
beneath
an
opal-tinted
sky,
the
rush
and
roar
of
the
day’s
turmoil
temporarily
suspended.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
POOR
LILLIAN!
Line 2
“Help!
/help/
Line 3
Help!”
/help/
Line 4
A
hoarse
groan,
a
stifled
cry,
then
silence
settled
down.
Line 5
A
clear,
crisp
wintery
night,
with
the
great
city
lying
asleep
beneath
an
opal-tinted
sky,
the
rush
and
roar
of
the
day’s
turmoil
temporarily
suspended.
Learner Dictionary
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Beneath
preposition
US /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Help!”
POOR
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “POOR LILLIAN!”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.”
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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 A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
asleep
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
city
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
clear
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
crisp
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
cry
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From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
day's
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
down
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From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
groan
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From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
HelpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Help!
hoarse
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From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
LILLIAN
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From this reading POOR LILLIAN!
lying
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
night
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
opal-tinted
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
POORnounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR LILLIAN!
roar
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
rush
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
settled
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From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
sky
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
stifled
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From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
suspended
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
temporarily
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
then
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From this reading A hoarse groan, a stifled cry, then silence settled down.
turmoil
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
wintery
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From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A clear, crisp wintery night, with the great city lying asleep beneath an opal-tinted sky, the rush and roar of the day’s turmoil temporarily suspended.