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Roger Trewinion
Roger Trewinion

Chapter XXX

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MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.
Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.
There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.
"Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.
Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Roger Trewinion

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.
Line 2
Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.
Line 3
There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.
Line 4
"Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.
Line 5
Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Answered noun US /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “"Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:”

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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 MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

all

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

answerednounUS /ˈanswered/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

arrival

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From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

assembled

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

eager

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From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

Evidently

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From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

expectancy

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From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

faces

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From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

few

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

heard

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From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

hesitation

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From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

house

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From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

later

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

library

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

many

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From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

minutes

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

moment's

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From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

Most

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From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

MOTHER

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

news

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From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

old

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From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

Peter

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From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

pointing

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From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

Polperrow

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said

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From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

servants

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

SON

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From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

strange

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From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MOTHER AND SON A few minutes later all the servants assembled in the library.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

There

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From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

trusted

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From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was a look of eager expectancy on their faces, as though they had heard strange news.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Evidently Peter Polperrow had told them of my arrival, for without a moment's hesitation they answered:

years

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From this reading Most of them were old and trusted, and had been in the house for many years.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Do you know who this is?" said my mother, pointing towards me.