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The Lady and the Pirate
The Lady and the Pirate

Chapter XXXIII

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IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"
I heard her call, and turned quickly.
"Harry, wait!"
She came hurrying up toward me.
I felt my color rise.
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The Lady and the Pirate

Chapter XXXIII

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"
Line 2
I heard her call, and turned quickly.
Line 3
"Harry, wait!"
Line 4
She came hurrying up toward me.
Line 5
I felt my color rise.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

FAIR noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “She came hurrying up toward me.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I heard her call, and turned quickly.

call

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From this reading I heard her call, and turned quickly.

came

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From this reading She came hurrying up toward me.

CAPTIVE

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color

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From this reading I felt my color rise.

FAIRnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"

felt

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From this reading I felt my color rise.

Harry

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heard

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From this reading I heard her call, and turned quickly.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I heard her call, and turned quickly.

hurrying

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From this reading She came hurrying up toward me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I heard her call, and turned quickly.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She came hurrying up toward me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I felt my color rise.

NOdeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"

quickly

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From this reading I heard her call, and turned quickly.

RAPPROCHEMENT

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From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"

rise

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From this reading I felt my color rise.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She came hurrying up toward me.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading She came hurrying up toward me.

turned

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From this reading I heard her call, and turned quickly.

up

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From this reading She came hurrying up toward me.

wait

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From this reading "Harry, wait!"

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading IN WHICH IS NO RAPPROCHEMENT WITH THE FAIR CAPTIVE "Harry!"