Chapter XIV
He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set. Light was in the cell. He turned his body; he rose. “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled. The light-swathed form stepped back from him.
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Chapter XIV
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He
turned
his
face
from
the
wall
to
which
it
had
been
set.
Light
was
in
the
cell.
He
turned
his
body;
he
rose.
“Oh,
my
Lady--”
In
the
torrent
rush
of
feeling
he
came
close
before
he
kneeled.
The
light-swathed
form
stepped
back
from
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
turned
his
face
from
the
wall
to
which
it
had
been
set.
Line 2
Light
was
in
the
cell.
Line 3
He
turned
his
body;
he
rose.
Line 4
“Oh,
my
Lady--”
In
the
torrent
rush
of
feeling
he
came
close
before
he
kneeled.
Line 5
The
light-swathed
form
stepped
back
from
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.”
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He turned his body; he rose.”
Cell
noun
US /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “Light was in the cell.”
Feeling
noun
US /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.”
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back
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From this reading The light-swathed form stepped back from him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He turned his body; he rose.
came
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From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Light was in the cell.
close
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From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
face
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From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
form
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From this reading The light-swathed form stepped back from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The light-swathed form stepped back from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Light was in the cell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
kneeled
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From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
Lady
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Light
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From this reading Light was in the cell.
light-swathed
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From this reading The light-swathed form stepped back from him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
rose
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From this reading He turned his body; he rose.
rush
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From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
set
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From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
stepped
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From this reading The light-swathed form stepped back from him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
torrent
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From this reading “Oh, my Lady--” In the torrent rush of feeling he came close before he kneeled.
turned
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From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
wall
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From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Light was in the cell.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He turned his face from the wall to which it had been set.