Chapter XI
A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in? Oh--sorry! Did I wake you up?” Black looked up, dazedly. It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
Red and Black
Chapter XI
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A
LONG
APRIL
NIGHT
“Let
a
fellow
in?
Oh--sorry!
Did
I
wake
you
up?”
Black
looked
up,
dazedly.
It
struck
him
that
Red
didn’t
appear
particularly
sorry,
in
spite
of
his
brusque
apology.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
A
LONG
APRIL
NIGHT
“Let
a
fellow
in?
Line 2
Oh--sorry!
Line 3
Did
I
wake
you
up?”
Line 4
Black
looked
up,
dazedly.
Line 5
It
struck
him
that
Red
didn’t
appear
particularly
sorry,
in
spite
of
his
brusque
apology.
Learner Dictionary
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Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?”
LONG
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Black looked up, dazedly.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.”
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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 A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?
apology
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From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
appear
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From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
APRIL
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From this reading A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?
Black
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From this reading Black looked up, dazedly.
brusque
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From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
dazedly
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From this reading Black looked up, dazedly.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I wake you up?”
didn't
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From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
fellow
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From this reading A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did I wake you up?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black looked up, dazedly.
NIGHT
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From this reading A LONG APRIL NIGHT “Let a fellow in?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
Oh
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From this reading Oh--sorry!
particularly
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From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
Red
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From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
sorry
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From this reading Oh--sorry!
spite
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From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It struck him that Red didn’t appear particularly sorry, in spite of his brusque apology.
up
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From this reading Did I wake you up?”
wake
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From this reading Did I wake you up?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did I wake you up?”