Chapter V
The Problem Still Unsolved
An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!” “Trumped!” “Cut!” “How are honors?” “Two to four.”
Modeste Mignon
Chapter V · The Problem Still Unsolved
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An
hour
went
by
in
solemn
stillness
broken
only
by
the
cabalistic
phrases
of
the
whist-players:
“Spades!”
“Trumped!”
“Cut!”
“How
are
honors?”
“Two
to
four.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
An
hour
went
by
in
solemn
stillness
broken
only
by
the
cabalistic
phrases
of
the
whist-players:
“Spades!”
Line 2
“Trumped!”
Line 3
“Cut!”
Line 4
“How
are
honors?”
Line 5
“Two
to
four.”
Learner Dictionary
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Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!””
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AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “How are honors?”
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
cabalistic
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From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
Cut
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From this reading “Cut!”
four
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From this reading “Two to four.”
honors
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From this reading “How are honors?”
hour
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From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
How
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
only
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phrases
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solemn
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From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
Spades
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From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
stillness
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From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Two to four.”
Trumped
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From this reading “Trumped!”
Two
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From this reading “Two to four.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”
whist-players
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From this reading An hour went by in solemn stillness broken only by the cabalistic phrases of the whist-players: “Spades!”