Chapter V
Tom hardly knew. That was old age, _he_ thought. Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air. And this Tom said doggedly, for a reason. "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.
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Chapter V
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Tom
hardly
knew.
That
was
old
age,
_he_
thought.
Then
the
house
was
that
old
and
small;
sometimes
she
fared
to
stifle
for
want
of
air.
And
this
Tom
said
doggedly,
for
a
reason.
"Ah!"
cried
Sir
Wilton,
his
fixed
eye
brightening.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Tom
hardly
knew.
Line 2
That
was
old
age,
_he_
thought.
Line 3
Then
the
house
was
that
old
and
small;
sometimes
she
fared
to
stifle
for
want
of
air.
Line 4
And
this
Tom
said
doggedly,
for
a
reason.
Line 5
"Ah!"
cried
Sir
Wilton,
his
fixed
eye
brightening.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was old age, _he_ thought.”
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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 And this Tom said doggedly, for a reason.
age
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Ah
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From this reading "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.
air
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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brightening
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From this reading "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.
doggedly
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eye
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fared
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fixed
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From this reading "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
hardly
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From this reading Tom hardly knew.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was old age, _he_ thought.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.
house
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From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
knew
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From this reading Tom hardly knew.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
old
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From this reading That was old age, _he_ thought.
reason
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From this reading And this Tom said doggedly, for a reason.
said
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From this reading And this Tom said doggedly, for a reason.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
Sir
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From this reading "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.
small
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sometimes
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stifle
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From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was old age, _he_ thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
Then
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From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this Tom said doggedly, for a reason.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was old age, _he_ thought.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
Tom
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From this reading Tom hardly knew.
want
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From this reading Then the house was that old and small; sometimes she fared to stifle for want of air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was old age, _he_ thought.
Wilton
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From this reading "Ah!" cried Sir Wilton, his fixed eye brightening.