Chapter X
Miss Spence gasped. So did the pupils. The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!” As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock. He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
Penrod
Chapter X
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Miss
Spence
gasped.
So
did
the
pupils.
The
whole
room
filled
with
a
swelling
conglomerate
“O-O-O-O-H!”
As
for
Penrod
himself,
the
walls
reeled
with
the
shock.
He
sat
with
his
mouth
open,
a
mere
lump
of
stupefaction.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Miss
Spence
gasped.
Line 2
So
did
the
pupils.
Line 3
The
whole
room
filled
with
a
swelling
conglomerate
“O-O-O-O-H!”
Line 4
As
for
Penrod
himself,
the
walls
reeled
with
the
shock.
Line 5
He
sat
with
his
mouth
open,
a
mere
lump
of
stupefaction.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.”
Reeled
verb
US /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading “As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.”
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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 The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
conglomerate
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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So did the pupils.
filled
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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
gasped
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From this reading Miss Spence gasped.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
lump
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From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
mere
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Miss
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From this reading Miss Spence gasped.
mouth
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O-O-O-O-H
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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
Penrod
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From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
pupils
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From this reading So did the pupils.
reeledverbUS /riːld/
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
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room
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sat
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shock
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From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So did the pupils.
Spence
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From this reading Miss Spence gasped.
stupefaction
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From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
swelling
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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So did the pupils.
walls
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From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
whole
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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”