Chapter II
I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever. “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination. Every one is fast asleep in bed.” “I assure you, Arthur, I am not mistaken. Once they came quite near the door.”
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I
listened
with
her,
but
could
detect
no
sound
whatever.
“Lie
down
again,
Jane--it
is
only
your
imagination.
Every
one
is
fast
asleep
in
bed.”
“I
assure
you,
Arthur,
I
am
not
mistaken.
Once
they
came
quite
near
the
door.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The ghost of Charlotte Cray, and other stories
Chapter II
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
I
listened
with
her,
but
could
detect
no
sound
whatever.
Line 2
“Lie
down
again,
Jane--it
is
only
your
imagination.
Line 3
Every
one
is
fast
asleep
in
bed.”
Line 4
“I
assure
you,
Arthur,
I
am
not
mistaken.
Line 5
Once
they
came
quite
near
the
door.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every one is fast asleep in bed.””
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once they came quite near the door.””
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every one is fast asleep in bed.””
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once they came quite near the door.””
Whatever
determiner
US /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I assure you, Arthur, I am not mistaken.
Arthur
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From this reading “I assure you, Arthur, I am not mistaken.
asleep
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From this reading Every one is fast asleep in bed.”
assure
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bed
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From this reading Every one is fast asleep in bed.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
came
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From this reading Once they came quite near the door.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
detect
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From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
door
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From this reading Once they came quite near the door.”
down
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From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one is fast asleep in bed.”
fast
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From this reading Every one is fast asleep in bed.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
imagination
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From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every one is fast asleep in bed.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
Jane
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From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
Lie
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From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
listened
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From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
mistaken
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From this reading “I assure you, Arthur, I am not mistaken.
near
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From this reading Once they came quite near the door.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I assure you, Arthur, I am not mistaken.
Once
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From this reading Once they came quite near the door.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one is fast asleep in bed.”
only
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From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once they came quite near the door.”
sound
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From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once they came quite near the door.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once they came quite near the door.”
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I listened with her, but could detect no sound whatever.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I assure you, Arthur, I am not mistaken.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lie down again, Jane--it is only your imagination.