Chapter XVIII
Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance. “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.” Hattie frowned. “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied. “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
Possession
Chapter XVIII
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Ellen
endeavored
to
conceal
her
sense
of
pleasure
at
his
disappearance.
“Perhaps,”
she
suggested,
“he
was
leaving
town.”
Hattie
frowned.
“No.
It
wasn’t
that,”
she
replied.
“He
said
that
he
must
have
a
room
nearer
his
work....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Ellen
endeavored
to
conceal
her
sense
of
pleasure
at
his
disappearance.
Line 2
“Perhaps,”
she
suggested,
“he
was
leaving
town.”
Line 3
Hattie
frowned.
Line 4
“No.
It
wasn’t
that,”
she
replied.
Line 5
“He
said
that
he
must
have
a
room
nearer
his
work....
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““He said that he must have a room nearer his work....”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““He said that he must have a room nearer his work....”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.””
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.”
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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 “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
conceal
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disappearance
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Ellen
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endeavored
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frowned
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Hattie
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From this reading Hattie frowned.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
leaving
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From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
nearer
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From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
Perhaps
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From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
pleasure
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From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
room
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said
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From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....
sense
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From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
suggested
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From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ellen endeavored to conceal her sense of pleasure at his disappearance.
town
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From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Perhaps,” she suggested, “he was leaving town.”
wasn't
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From this reading “No. It wasn’t that,” she replied.
work
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From this reading “He said that he must have a room nearer his work....