Chapter XXXV
“That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him. “How did you know? Who did it?” Alessandro made no reply. He was looking at Ramona.
Ramona
Chapter XXXV
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“That's
so!”
cried
the
men,
gathering
around
him.
“How
did
you
know?
Who
did
it?”
Alessandro
made
no
reply.
He
was
looking
at
Ramona.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That's
so!”
cried
the
men,
gathering
around
him.
Line 2
“How
did
you
know?
Line 3
Who
did
it?”
/huː dɪd ɪt/
Line 4
Alessandro
made
no
reply.
Line 5
He
was
looking
at
Ramona.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How did you know?”
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Alessandro
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From this reading Alessandro made no reply.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was looking at Ramona.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “How did you know?
gathering
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From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking at Ramona.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
How
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From this reading “How did you know?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who did it?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How did you know?
looking
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From this reading He was looking at Ramona.
made
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From this reading Alessandro made no reply.
men
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From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Alessandro made no reply.
Ramona
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From this reading He was looking at Ramona.
reply
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From this reading Alessandro made no reply.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
That's
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From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That's so!” cried the men, gathering around him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was looking at Ramona.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who did it?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How did you know?