Chapter X
THE TRUE STORY OF MRS. JOHN JONES. Jones fell back into his chair. The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out. Then suddenly the color left her face.
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THE
TRUE
STORY
OF
MRS.
JOHN
JONES.
Jones
fell
back
into
his
chair.
The
woman
bit
her
lip
till
the
blood
spurted
out.
Then
suddenly
the
color
left
her
face.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
TRUE
STORY
OF
MRS.
Line 2
JOHN
JONES.
Line 3
Jones
fell
back
into
his
chair.
Line 4
The
woman
bit
her
lip
till
the
blood
spurted
out.
Line 5
Then
suddenly
the
color
left
her
face.
Learner Dictionary
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Blood
noun
US /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.”
JOHN
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JOHN JONES.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then suddenly the color left her face.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then suddenly the color left her face.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.”
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back
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From this reading Jones fell back into his chair.
bit
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From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
chair
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From this reading Jones fell back into his chair.
color
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face
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fell
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From this reading Jones fell back into his chair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jones fell back into his chair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jones fell back into his chair.
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN JONES.
JONES
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From this reading JOHN JONES.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly the color left her face.
lip
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From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
MRS
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From this reading THE TRUE STORY OF MRS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRUE STORY OF MRS.
out
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From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
spurted
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From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
STORY
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From this reading THE TRUE STORY OF MRS.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then suddenly the color left her face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRUE STORY OF MRS.
Then
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From this reading Then suddenly the color left her face.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.
TRUE
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From this reading THE TRUE STORY OF MRS.
woman
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From this reading The woman bit her lip till the blood spurted out.