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Mrs. Geoffrey
Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter IV

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HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.
But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.
A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.
"What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.
"Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Mrs. Geoffrey

Chapter IV

Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.
Line 2
But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.
Line 3
A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.
Line 4
"What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.
Line 5
"Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

Learner Dictionary

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

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

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

From this reading “But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.”

ELOQUENCE noun US /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading “HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.”

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.”

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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 HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

any

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From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

asks

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From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

brings

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From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

CABIN

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change

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comes

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From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

compressed

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

cries

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From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

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

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

ELOQUENCEnounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

ENTER

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

eyes

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

GEOFFREY

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

girl

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

hand

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

haven't

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From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

heard

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From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

HOW

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

large

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

lips

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

meets

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

MONA

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notice

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

pale

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

PARNELL'S

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places

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

quick

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From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

RESULTS

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

saw

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From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

SEE

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From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.

sombrous

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading HOW GEOFFREY AND MONA ENTER A CABIN AND SEE ONE OF THE RESULTS OF PARNELL'S ELOQUENCE.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

to-morrow

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From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

very

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From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What is it?" asks he, quick to notice any change in her.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

word

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From this reading A pale girl, with great large sombrous eyes and compressed lips, meets him, and places her hand in his without a word.

yesterday

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From this reading But when to-morrow comes it brings to him a very different Mona from the one he saw yesterday.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh! haven't you heard?" cries she.