Chapter X
“No; he was here the whole of May.” “Mr. Gregory!” “Mr. Gregory?” Clementina's face flushed and drooped Still lower. “I meant Mr. Hinkle.
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Chapter X
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“No;
he
was
here
the
whole
of
May.”
“Mr.
Gregory!”
“Mr.
Gregory?”
Clementina's
face
flushed
and
drooped
Still
lower.
“I
meant
Mr.
Hinkle.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No;
he
was
here
the
whole
of
May.”
Line 2
“Mr.
Gregory!”
Line 3
“Mr.
Gregory?”
Line 4
Clementina's
face
flushed
and
drooped
Still
lower.
Line 5
“I
meant
Mr.
Hinkle.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No; he was here the whole of May.””
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““No; he was here the whole of May.””
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clementina's face flushed and drooped Still lower.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clementina's face flushed and drooped Still lower.
Clementina's
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drooped
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face
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flushed
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From this reading Clementina's face flushed and drooped Still lower.
Gregory
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From this reading “Mr. Gregory!”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”
Hinkle
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From this reading “I meant Mr. Hinkle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I meant Mr. Hinkle.
lower
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From this reading Clementina's face flushed and drooped Still lower.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”
meant
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From this reading “I meant Mr. Hinkle.
Mr
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From this reading “Mr. Gregory!”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clementina's face flushed and drooped Still lower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”
whole
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From this reading “No; he was here the whole of May.”