Chapter XI
A CONFESSION. Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage. “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers. I wonder how it was. You knew him very well, it seems.”
Miss Crespigny
Chapter XI
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A
CONFESSION.
Georgie
turned
to
her,
taking
sudden
courage.
“Lisbeth,”
she
said,
“you
never
told
me
much
about
your
acquaintance
with
Hector
Anstruthers.
I
wonder
how
it
was.
You
knew
him
very
well,
it
seems.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
CONFESSION.
Line 2
Georgie
turned
to
her,
taking
sudden
courage.
Line 3
“Lisbeth,”
she
said,
“you
never
told
me
much
about
your
acquaintance
with
Hector
Anstruthers.
Line 4
I
wonder
how
it
was.
Line 5
You
knew
him
very
well,
it
seems.”
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You knew him very well, it seems.””
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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 CONFESSION.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
acquaintance
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From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
Anstruthers
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From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
CONFESSION
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From this reading A CONFESSION.
courage
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From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
Georgie
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From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
Hector
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From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
how
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From this reading I wonder how it was.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder how it was.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wonder how it was.
knew
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From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
Lisbeth
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From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
much
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From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
said
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From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
seems
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From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
taking
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From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
turned
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From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
very
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From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder how it was.
well
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From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
wonder
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From this reading I wonder how it was.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.