Chapter XXI
WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG? I fancied that I heard my name spoken. My ears were strained-- “Rex! Rex! Listen; can’t you hear?”
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Chapter XXI
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WHO
WAS
DOCTOR
FENG?
I
fancied
that
I
heard
my
name
spoken.
My
ears
were
strained--
“Rex!
Rex!
Listen;
can’t
you
hear?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WHO
WAS
DOCTOR
FENG?
Line 2
I
fancied
that
I
heard
my
name
spoken.
Line 3
My
ears
were
strained--
“Rex!
Line 4
Rex!
Line 5
Listen;
can’t
you
hear?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
DOCTOR
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Listen; can’t you hear?””
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I fancied that I heard my name spoken.”
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can't
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From this reading Listen; can’t you hear?”
DOCTORnounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?
ears
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fancied
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FENG
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hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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heard
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From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
Listen
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
Rex
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spoken
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From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
strained
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I fancied that I heard my name spoken.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My ears were strained-- “Rex!
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading WHO WAS DOCTOR FENG?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Listen; can’t you hear?”