Chapter XL
Not Yet
Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air. “Mr. ------” she began. “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man. “From Riggan, madam.” She held out her hand cordially.
That Lass O' Lowrie's: 1877
Chapter XL · Not Yet
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Mrs.
Galloway
arose
and
advanced
to
meet
her
visitor
with
a
slightly
puzzled
air.
“Mr. ------”
she
began.
“Fergus
Derrick,”
ended
the
young
man.
“From
Riggan,
madam.”
She
held
out
her
hand
cordially.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mrs.
Galloway
arose
and
advanced
to
meet
her
visitor
with
a
slightly
puzzled
air.
Line 2
“Mr. ------”
she
began.
Line 3
“Fergus
Derrick,”
ended
the
young
man.
Line 4
“From
Riggan,
madam.”
Line 5
She
held
out
her
hand
cordially.
Learner Dictionary
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Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. ------” she began.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She held out her hand cordially.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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advanced
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air
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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arose
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begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. ------” she began.
cordially
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Derrick
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ended
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Fergus
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FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From Riggan, madam.”
Galloway
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hand
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held
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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madam
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man
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meet
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Mr
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Mrs
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out
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puzzled
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Riggan
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From this reading “From Riggan, madam.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. ------” she began.
slightly
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
visitor
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From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
young
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From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.