Chapter VI
Godfrey's Panegyric I was quite dazed for the moment. "A crowd of them in my room!" I repeated. "A crowd of whom, Mrs. Fitch?" "A crowd of reporters!
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Chapter VI
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Godfrey's
Panegyric
I
was
quite
dazed
for
the
moment.
"A
crowd
of
them
in
my
room!"
I
repeated.
"A
crowd
of
whom,
Mrs.
Fitch?"
"A
crowd
of
reporters!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Godfrey's
Panegyric
I
was
quite
dazed
for
the
moment.
Line 2
"A
crowd
of
them
in
my
room!"
Line 3
I
repeated.
/aɪ repeated/
Line 4
"A
crowd
of
whom,
Mrs.
Fitch?"
Line 5
"A
crowd
of
reporters!
Learner Dictionary
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Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Godfrey's Panegyric I was quite dazed for the moment.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I repeated.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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crowd
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dazed
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Fitch
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From this reading "A crowd of whom, Mrs. Fitch?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Godfrey's Panegyric I was quite dazed for the moment.
Godfrey's
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Godfrey's Panegyric I was quite dazed for the moment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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moment
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Mrs
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "A crowd of them in my room!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A crowd of them in my room!"
Panegyric
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Godfrey's Panegyric I was quite dazed for the moment.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I repeated.
reporters
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room
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Godfrey's Panegyric I was quite dazed for the moment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "A crowd of them in my room!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Godfrey's Panegyric I was quite dazed for the moment.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A crowd of whom, Mrs. Fitch?"