Chapter XI
"I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so. I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face. 'I'm sorry,' I said. 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.' "Her grave face regarded me.
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Chapter XI
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"I
couldn't
say
a
word
more
for
a
moment
or
so.
I
rolled
over
on
the
turf
and
looked
her
in
the
face.
'I'm
sorry,'
I
said.
'I'm
a
silly
young
Tommy
suddenly
in
love--oh!
desperately
in
love.'
"Her
grave
face
regarded
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"I
couldn't
say
a
word
more
for
a
moment
or
so.
Line 2
I
rolled
over
on
the
turf
and
looked
her
in
the
face.
Line 3
'I'm
sorry,'
I
said.
Line 4
'I'm
a
silly
young
Tommy
suddenly
in
love--oh!
desperately
in
love.'
Line 5
"Her
grave
face
regarded
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'”
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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 "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
couldn't
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From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
desperately
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From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
face
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From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
grave
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From this reading "Her grave face regarded me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
I'm
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From this reading 'I'm sorry,' I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
love
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From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Her grave face regarded me.
moment
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From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
more
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From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
oh
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From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
regarded
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From this reading "Her grave face regarded me.
rolled
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From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
said
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From this reading 'I'm sorry,' I said.
say
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From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
silly
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From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
sorry
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From this reading 'I'm sorry,' I said.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
Tommy
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From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'
turf
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From this reading I rolled over on the turf and looked her in the face.
word
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From this reading "I couldn't say a word more for a moment or so.
young
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From this reading 'I'm a silly young Tommy suddenly in love--oh! desperately in love.'