Chapter X
"Redwood! Then what's the matter?" I gasped. "I hardly know, sir. But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
The Lost Million
Chapter X
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"Redwood!
Then
what's
the
matter?"
I
gasped.
"I
hardly
know,
sir.
But
here's
Mrs
Howard!"
and
looking
along
the
wide
hall
I
saw
the
grave-faced
woman
in
black
standing
out
of
the
light.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Redwood!
Line 2
Then
what's
the
matter?"
Line 3
I
gasped.
Line 4
"I
hardly
know,
sir.
Line 5
But
here's
Mrs
Howard!"
and
looking
along
the
wide
hall
I
saw
the
grave-faced
woman
in
black
standing
out
of
the
light.
Learner Dictionary
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Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I hardly know, sir.”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.”
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
black
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
gasped
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From this reading I gasped.
grave-faced
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
hall
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
hardly
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From this reading "I hardly know, sir.
here's
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
Howard
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gasped.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I hardly know, sir.
light
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
looking
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
matter
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From this reading Then what's the matter?"
Mrs
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
out
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
Redwood
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From this reading "Redwood!
saw
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
sir
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From this reading "I hardly know, sir.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then what's the matter?"
Then
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From this reading Then what's the matter?"
what's
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From this reading Then what's the matter?"
wide
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.
woman
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From this reading But here's Mrs Howard!" and looking along the wide hall I saw the grave-faced woman in black standing out of the light.