Chapter XIV
TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel. It was late: within an hour of midnight. The servants had already gone to bed. Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name: "Ellen!"
Prince Charlie
Chapter XIV
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TO
BEG
FOR
MERCY
An
upward
glance
at
the
clock
on
the
mantel.
It
was
late:
within
an
hour
of
midnight.
The
servants
had
already
gone
to
bed.
Going
to
their
rooms
she
gently
knocked
at
the
door;
called
to
one
of
them
by
name:
"Ellen!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
TO
BEG
FOR
MERCY
An
upward
glance
at
the
clock
on
the
mantel.
Line 2
It
was
late:
within
an
hour
of
midnight.
Line 3
The
servants
had
already
gone
to
bed.
Line 4
Going
to
their
rooms
she
gently
knocked
at
the
door;
called
to
one
of
them
by
name:
Line 5
"Ellen!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The servants had already gone to bed.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:”
Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “It was late: within an hour of midnight.”
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants had already gone to bed.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
bed
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From this reading The servants had already gone to bed.
BEG
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From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
called
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From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
clock
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From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
door
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From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
Ellen
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From this reading "Ellen!"
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
gently
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From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
glance
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From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
Going
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From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
gone
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From this reading The servants had already gone to bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The servants had already gone to bed.
hour
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From this reading It was late: within an hour of midnight.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late: within an hour of midnight.
knocked
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From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
late
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From this reading It was late: within an hour of midnight.
mantel
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From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
MERCY
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From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
midnight
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From this reading It was late: within an hour of midnight.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was late: within an hour of midnight.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
rooms
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From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
servants
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From this reading The servants had already gone to bed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Going to their rooms she gently knocked at the door; called to one of them by name:
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
upward
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From this reading TO BEG FOR MERCY An upward glance at the clock on the mantel.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late: within an hour of midnight.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was late: within an hour of midnight.