Chapter XXII
“Let’s take time——” Phœbe opened her eyes. It was broad daylight. Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice. She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides. What she saw was men—two lines of them!
Phœbe
Chapter XXII
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“Let’s
take
time——”
Phœbe
opened
her
eyes.
It
was
broad
daylight.
Another
train
was
passing
overhead,
shutting
out
the
sound
of
the
voice.
She
raised
herself
a
little,
and
peered
to
both
sides.
What
she
saw
was
men—two
lines
of
them!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Line 1
“Let’s
take
time——”
Phœbe
opened
her
eyes.
Line 2
It
was
broad
daylight.
Line 3
Another
train
was
passing
overhead,
shutting
out
the
sound
of
the
voice.
Line 4
She
raised
herself
a
little,
and
peered
to
both
sides.
Line 5
What
she
saw
was
men—two
lines
of
them!
Learner Dictionary
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Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s take time——” Phœbe opened her eyes.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let’s take time——” Phœbe opened her eyes.”
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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 She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
broad
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From this reading It was broad daylight.
daylight
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From this reading It was broad daylight.
eyes
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let’s take time——” Phœbe opened her eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was broad daylight.
Let's
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lines
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From this reading What she saw was men—two lines of them!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
men
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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opened
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out
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overhead
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passing
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peered
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Phœbe
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raised
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saw
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
shutting
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From this reading Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice.
sides
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From this reading She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
sound
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From this reading Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let’s take time——” Phœbe opened her eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What she saw was men—two lines of them!
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let’s take time——” Phœbe opened her eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She raised herself a little, and peered to both sides.
train
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From this reading Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice.
two
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From this reading What she saw was men—two lines of them!
voice
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From this reading Another train was passing overhead, shutting out the sound of the voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was broad daylight.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she saw was men—two lines of them!