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Nancy: A Novel
Nancy: A Novel

Chapter V

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A fortnight has passed.
Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.
Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
And Sir Roger is here still.
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Nancy: A Novel

Chapter V

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A fortnight has passed.
Line 2
Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.
Line 3
Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.
Line 4
Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.
Line 5
And Sir Roger is here still.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “A fortnight has passed.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And Sir Roger is here still.”

Mine pronoun US /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A fortnight has passed.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And Sir Roger is here still.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.”

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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 fortnight has passed.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.

dinner

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

eaten

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

etc

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

fortnight

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From this reading A fortnight has passed.

Fourteen

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.

hall

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

hand

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading A fortnight has passed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

head

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.

hungrily

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.

laid

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

Mondays

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.

night

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

parent

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A fortnight has passed.

pillow

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

raging

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

raised

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From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.

Roger

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From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.

Roger's

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

Sir

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From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

sleepily

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And Sir Roger is here still.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

Sundays

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

times

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

Tuesdays

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

Two

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From this reading Two Sundays, two Mondays, two Tuesdays, etc. Fourteen times have I sleepily laid head on pillow.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Fourteen times have I hungrily eaten my dinner, since the night when I stood in the hall with Sir Roger's hand in mine, raging against my parent.

yawningly

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From this reading Fourteen times have I yawningly raised it from my pillow.