Chapter IV
Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used. She shrank back. “Was?” Her voice was a whisper. “He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?”
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Something
in
his
tone
emphasized
the
tense
he
used.
She
shrank
back.
“Was?”
Her
voice
was
a
whisper.
“He’s
not
dead…
oh,
my
God!
he’s
not
dead?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Something
in
his
tone
emphasized
the
tense
he
used.
Line 2
She
shrank
back.
Line 3
“Was?”
/wɑːz/
Line 4
Her
voice
was
a
whisper.
Line 5
“He’s
not
dead…
oh,
my
God!
he’s
not
dead?”
Learner Dictionary
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Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?””
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.”
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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 Her voice was a whisper.
back
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From this reading She shrank back.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?”
emphasized
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From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
God
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From this reading “He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
He's
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From this reading “He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice was a whisper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?”
oh
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From this reading “He’s not dead… oh, my God! he’s not dead?”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shrank back.
shrank
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From this reading She shrank back.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
tense
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From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
tone
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From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
used
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From this reading Something in his tone emphasized the tense he used.
voice
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From this reading Her voice was a whisper.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was?”
whisper
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From this reading Her voice was a whisper.