Chapter VI
"Extremely! What a handsome head! and admirably painted too. An Eberstein of course?" The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein. You do not recognize him, then?"
Saint Michael: A Romance
Chapter VI
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"Extremely!
What
a
handsome
head!
and
admirably
painted
too.
An
Eberstein
of
course?"
The
old
gentleman
looked
half
flattered,
half
displeased,
as
he
replied,
slowly,
"Yes,
an
Eberstein.
You
do
not
recognize
him,
then?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Extremely!
Line 2
What
a
handsome
head!
and
admirably
painted
too.
Line 3
An
Eberstein
of
course?"
Line 4
The
old
gentleman
looked
half
flattered,
half
displeased,
as
he
replied,
slowly,
"Yes,
an
Eberstein.
Line 5
You
do
not
recognize
him,
then?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An Eberstein of course?"”
Gentleman
noun
US /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.”
Handsome
noun
US /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.”
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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 What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
admirably
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From this reading What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Eberstein of course?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Eberstein of course?"
displeased
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From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You do not recognize him, then?"
Eberstein
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From this reading An Eberstein of course?"
Extremely
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From this reading "Extremely!
flattered
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From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
head
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From this reading What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You do not recognize him, then?"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You do not recognize him, then?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Eberstein of course?"
old
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From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
painted
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From this reading What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
recognize
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From this reading You do not recognize him, then?"
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
slowly
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From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
then
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From this reading You do not recognize him, then?"
too
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From this reading What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a handsome head! and admirably painted too.
Yes
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From this reading The old gentleman looked half flattered, half displeased, as he replied, slowly, "Yes, an Eberstein.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You do not recognize him, then?"