Chapter XIII
A MIDNIGHT WALK. "Let me walk home with you," said Dick. "It is a fine night, and we can walk." They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square. "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
The Changeling
Chapter XIII
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A
MIDNIGHT
WALK.
"Let
me
walk
home
with
you,"
said
Dick.
"It
is
a
fine
night,
and
we
can
walk."
They
left
the
hotel,
and
turned
northwards
across
Trafalgar
Square.
"The
pale,
worn
face
of
that
poor
woman
haunts
me,
Molly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
MIDNIGHT
WALK.
Line 2
"Let
me
walk
home
with
you,"
said
Dick.
Line 3
"It
is
a
fine
night,
and
we
can
walk."
Line 4
They
left
the
hotel,
and
turned
northwards
across
Trafalgar
Square.
Line 5
"The
pale,
worn
face
of
that
poor
woman
haunts
me,
Molly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Let me walk home with you," said Dick.”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is a fine night, and we can walk."”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me walk home with you," said Dick.”
Poor
noun
US /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.”
Worn
verb
US /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “"The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.”
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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 A MIDNIGHT WALK.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is a fine night, and we can walk."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It is a fine night, and we can walk."
Dick
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From this reading "Let me walk home with you," said Dick.
face
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From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is a fine night, and we can walk."
haunts
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From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
home
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From this reading "Let me walk home with you," said Dick.
hotel
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From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a fine night, and we can walk."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a fine night, and we can walk."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me walk home with you," said Dick.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me walk home with you," said Dick.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT WALK.
Molly
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From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
night
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From this reading "It is a fine night, and we can walk."
northwards
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From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
pale
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From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
said
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From this reading "Let me walk home with you," said Dick.
Square
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From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
Trafalgar
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From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
turned
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From this reading They left the hotel, and turned northwards across Trafalgar Square.
WALK
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From this reading A MIDNIGHT WALK.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It is a fine night, and we can walk."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Let me walk home with you," said Dick.
woman
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From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading "The pale, worn face of that poor woman haunts me, Molly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me walk home with you," said Dick.