Chapter XXIV
A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me. There was scarcely any need for words. Her disappointment was written into her white face. "You are not to come!" I said.
The Lost Ambassador
Chapter XXIV
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A
TANTALIZING
GLIMPSE
Felicia
laid
down
the
receiver
and
looked
at
me.
There
was
scarcely
any
need
for
words.
Her
disappointment
was
written
into
her
white
face.
"You
are
not
to
come!"
I
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
TANTALIZING
GLIMPSE
Felicia
laid
down
the
receiver
and
looked
at
me.
Line 2
There
was
scarcely
any
need
for
words.
Line 3
Her
disappointment
was
written
into
her
white
face.
Line 4
"You
are
not
to
come!"
/juː ɑːr nɑːt tuː come/
Line 5
I
said.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are not to come!"”
Disappointment
noun
US /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her disappointment was written into her white face.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was scarcely any need for words.”
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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 A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
any
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From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not to come!"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are not to come!"
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
down
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From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
face
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From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
Felicia
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From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
GLIMPSE
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From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
laid
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From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not to come!"
receiver
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From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
said
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From this reading I said.
scarcely
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From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
TANTALIZING
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From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
There
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From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are not to come!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
white
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From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
words
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From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
written
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From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not to come!"