Chapter VII
THE MAGIC LOCKET. “Where are we, father?” Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his. “In Elfland, darling. It’s one of the provinces of Fairyland.”
Sylvie and Bruno (Illustrated)
Chapter VII
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THE
MAGIC
LOCKET.
“Where
are
we,
father?”
Sylvie
whispered,
with
her
arms
twined
closely
around
the
old
man’s
neck,
and
with
her
rosy
cheek
lovingly
pressed
to
his.
“In
Elfland,
darling.
It’s
one
of
the
provinces
of
Fairyland.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MAGIC
LOCKET.
Line 2
“Where
are
we,
father?”
Line 3
Sylvie
whispered,
with
her
arms
twined
closely
around
the
old
man’s
neck,
and
with
her
rosy
cheek
lovingly
pressed
to
his.
Line 4
“In
Elfland,
darling.
Line 5
It’s
one
of
the
provinces
of
Fairyland.”
Learner Dictionary
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Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s one of the provinces of Fairyland.””
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are we, father?”
arms
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
cheek
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
closely
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
darling
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From this reading “In Elfland, darling.
Elfland
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From this reading “In Elfland, darling.
Fairyland
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From this reading It’s one of the provinces of Fairyland.”
father
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From this reading “Where are we, father?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In Elfland, darling.
It's
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From this reading It’s one of the provinces of Fairyland.”
LOCKET
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From this reading THE MAGIC LOCKET.
lovingly
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
MAGIC
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From this reading THE MAGIC LOCKET.
man's
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
neck
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s one of the provinces of Fairyland.”
old
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It’s one of the provinces of Fairyland.”
pressed
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
provinces
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From this reading It’s one of the provinces of Fairyland.”
rosy
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
Sylvie
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAGIC LOCKET.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
twined
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Where are we, father?”
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are we, father?”
whispered
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From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sylvie whispered, with her arms twined closely around the old man’s neck, and with her rosy cheek lovingly pressed to his.