Chapter XL
THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask. "Yes; Granddad went out early. He'll be back in an hour or so. He has been expecting to hear from you." How sweet and fair she looked!
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Chapter XL
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THE
MINISTERING
ANGEL
"Are
you
alone?"
he
managed
to
ask.
"Yes;
Granddad
went
out
early.
He'll
be
back
in
an
hour
or
so.
He
has
been
expecting
to
hear
from
you."
How
sweet
and
fair
she
looked!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
MINISTERING
ANGEL
"Are
you
alone?"
he
managed
to
ask.
Line 2
"Yes;
Granddad
went
out
early.
Line 3
He'll
be
back
in
an
hour
or
so.
Line 4
He
has
been
expecting
to
hear
from
you."
/hiː hæz bɪn ɪkˈspektɪŋ tuː hear frʌm juː/
Line 5
How
sweet
and
fair
she
looked!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He has been expecting to hear from you."”
Expecting
verb
US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “He has been expecting to hear from you."”
Fair
noun
US /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How sweet and fair she looked!”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has been expecting to hear from you."”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has been expecting to hear from you."”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How sweet and fair she looked!”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes; Granddad went out early.”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How sweet and fair she looked!
ANGEL
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From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
ask
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From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
back
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From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He has been expecting to hear from you."
early
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From this reading "Yes; Granddad went out early.
expectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading He has been expecting to hear from you."
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How sweet and fair she looked!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He has been expecting to hear from you."
Granddad
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From this reading "Yes; Granddad went out early.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has been expecting to hear from you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
He'll
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From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He has been expecting to hear from you."
hour
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From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
How
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From this reading How sweet and fair she looked!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How sweet and fair she looked!
managed
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From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
MINISTERING
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From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
out
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From this reading "Yes; Granddad went out early.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How sweet and fair she looked!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He'll be back in an hour or so.
sweet
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From this reading How sweet and fair she looked!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes; Granddad went out early.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes; Granddad went out early.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MINISTERING ANGEL "Are you alone?" he managed to ask.