Chapter X
THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly. His coming had been a little precipitate. His appearance, too, betokened a disturbed mind. "There is a front door," she reminded him. "There are also bells."
The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton
Chapter X
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THE
GATE
INTO
PARADISE
The
girl
looked
up
from
her
seat
wonderingly.
His
coming
had
been
a
little
precipitate.
His
appearance,
too,
betokened
a
disturbed
mind.
"There
is
a
front
door,"
she
reminded
him.
"There
are
also
bells."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
GATE
INTO
PARADISE
The
girl
looked
up
from
her
seat
wonderingly.
Line 2
His
coming
had
been
a
little
precipitate.
Line 3
His
appearance,
too,
betokened
a
disturbed
mind.
Line 4
"There
is
a
front
door,"
she
reminded
him.
Line 5
"There
are
also
bells."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Appearance
noun
US /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His appearance, too, betokened a disturbed mind.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “His coming had been a little precipitate.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His coming had been a little precipitate.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His appearance, too, betokened a disturbed mind.”
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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 His coming had been a little precipitate.
also
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From this reading "There are also bells."
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His appearance, too, betokened a disturbed mind.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are also bells."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His coming had been a little precipitate.
bells
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From this reading "There are also bells."
betokened
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coming
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disturbed
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door
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From this reading "There is a front door," she reminded him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
front
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From this reading "There is a front door," she reminded him.
GATE
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girl
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From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His coming had been a little precipitate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is a front door," she reminded him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His coming had been a little precipitate.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a front door," she reminded him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His coming had been a little precipitate.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His appearance, too, betokened a disturbed mind.
PARADISE
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From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
precipitate
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From this reading His coming had been a little precipitate.
reminded
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From this reading "There is a front door," she reminded him.
seat
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From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is a front door," she reminded him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
There
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From this reading "There is a front door," she reminded him.
too
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From this reading His appearance, too, betokened a disturbed mind.
up
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From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.
wonderingly
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From this reading THE GATE INTO PARADISE The girl looked up from her seat wonderingly.