Chapter XXI
HEROLD caught his train. He had accomplished his mission; Stella had spoken. In a few words he had enlightened Stella's unhappy guardians. “Be gentle with her,” he had recommended. “Don't try to force her confidence.
Stella Maris
Chapter XXI
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HEROLD
caught
his
train.
He
had
accomplished
his
mission;
Stella
had
spoken.
In
a
few
words
he
had
enlightened
Stella's
unhappy
guardians.
“Be
gentle
with
her,”
he
had
recommended.
“Don't
try
to
force
her
confidence.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HEROLD
caught
his
train.
Line 2
He
had
accomplished
his
mission;
Stella
had
spoken.
Line 3
In
a
few
words
he
had
enlightened
Stella's
unhappy
guardians.
Line 4
“Be
gentle
with
her,”
he
had
recommended.
Line 5
“Don't
try
to
force
her
confidence.
Learner Dictionary
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Confidence
noun
US /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Don't try to force her confidence.”
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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 In a few words he had enlightened Stella's unhappy guardians.
accomplished
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From this reading He had accomplished his mission; Stella had spoken.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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caught
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confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Don't
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enlightened
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few
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force
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gentle
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guardians
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had accomplished his mission; Stella had spoken.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had accomplished his mission; Stella had spoken.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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HEROLD
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HEROLD caught his train.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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mission
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recommended
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spoken
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From this reading He had accomplished his mission; Stella had spoken.
Stella
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Stella's
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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train
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try
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unhappy
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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words
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