Chapter XII
THE ICE-BLOCKED FLOOD. This night was not for sleep. Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart. She did not herself know what she was looking for. She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
Peter the Priest
Chapter XII
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THE
ICE-BLOCKED
FLOOD.
This
night
was
not
for
sleep.
Idalia
went
from
room
to
room
with
the
death-wound
at
her
heart.
She
did
not
herself
know
what
she
was
looking
for.
She
stopped
before
her
mirror
and
gazed
at
herself
for
some
time.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
ICE-BLOCKED
FLOOD.
Line 2
This
night
was
not
for
sleep.
Line 3
Idalia
went
from
room
to
room
with
the
death-wound
at
her
heart.
Line 4
She
did
not
herself
know
what
she
was
looking
for.
Line 5
She
stopped
before
her
mirror
and
gazed
at
herself
for
some
time.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She did not herself know what she was looking for.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not herself know what she was looking for.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
death-wound
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From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not herself know what she was looking for.
FLOOD
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From this reading THE ICE-BLOCKED FLOOD.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This night was not for sleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
gazed
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From this reading She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
heart
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From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She did not herself know what she was looking for.
ICE-BLOCKED
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From this reading THE ICE-BLOCKED FLOOD.
Idalia
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From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not herself know what she was looking for.
looking
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From this reading She did not herself know what she was looking for.
mirror
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From this reading She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
night
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From this reading This night was not for sleep.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This night was not for sleep.
room
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From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not herself know what she was looking for.
sleep
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From this reading This night was not for sleep.
some
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From this reading She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ICE-BLOCKED FLOOD.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This night was not for sleep.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stopped before her mirror and gazed at herself for some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This night was not for sleep.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She did not herself know what she was looking for.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Idalia went from room to room with the death-wound at her heart.