Chapter XI
“Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran. She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying. Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them. “Yes,” she said, shortly. Moran chuckled.
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Chapter XI
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“Our
school
opens
Monday,
doesn’t
it,
Marie?”
asked
Moran.
She
turned
her
black
eyes
on
him
and
allowed
them
to
rest
a
moment
before
replying.
Jim
Ashe
was
aware
of
the
somber
glow
of
them.
“Yes,”
she
said,
shortly.
Moran
chuckled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Our
school
opens
Monday,
doesn’t
it,
Marie?”
asked
Moran.
Line 2
She
turned
her
black
eyes
on
him
and
allowed
them
to
rest
a
moment
before
replying.
Line 3
Jim
Ashe
was
aware
of
the
somber
glow
of
them.
Line 4
“Yes,”
she
said,
shortly.
Line 5
Moran
chuckled.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.”
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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 She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
allowed
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From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
Ashe
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From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
aware
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From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
black
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From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
chuckled
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From this reading Moran chuckled.
doesn't
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From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
eyes
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From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
glow
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From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
Jim
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From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
Marie
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From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
moment
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From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
Monday
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From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
Moran
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From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
opens
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From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
replying
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From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
said
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From this reading “Yes,” she said, shortly.
school
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From this reading “Our school opens Monday, doesn’t it, Marie?” asked Moran.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
shortly
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From this reading “Yes,” she said, shortly.
somber
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From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
turned
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From this reading She turned her black eyes on him and allowed them to rest a moment before replying.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim Ashe was aware of the somber glow of them.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” she said, shortly.