Chapter IX
“What has happened?” I asked. Her voice went to a whisper. “I am leaving my husband.” “Leaving your husband!”
Sylvia's Marriage: A Novel
Chapter IX
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“What
has
happened?”
I
asked.
Her
voice
went
to
a
whisper.
“I
am
leaving
my
husband.”
“Leaving
your
husband!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
has
happened?”
Line 2
I
asked.
/aɪ asked/
Line 3
Her
voice
went
to
a
whisper.
Line 4
“I
am
leaving
my
husband.”
Line 5
“Leaving
your
husband!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““What has happened?””
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her voice went to a whisper.”
All words in this reading · 16
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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 Her voice went to a whisper.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am leaving my husband.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
happened
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What has happened?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has happened?”
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice went to a whisper.
husband
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am leaving my husband.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
leaving
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am leaving my husband.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am leaving my husband.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her voice went to a whisper.
voice
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From this reading Her voice went to a whisper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her voice went to a whisper.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What has happened?”
whisper
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her voice went to a whisper.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Leaving your husband!”