Chapter XV
She rose slowly to her feet. Her eyes seemed to be dilating. “There is another woman!” she exclaimed softly. Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable. “There is no other woman,” he answered.
The Malefactor
Chapter XV
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She
rose
slowly
to
her
feet.
Her
eyes
seemed
to
be
dilating.
“There
is
another
woman!”
she
exclaimed
softly.
Her
voice
was
like
velvet,
but
the
agony
in
her
face
was
unmistakable.
“There
is
no
other
woman,”
he
answered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
rose
slowly
to
her
feet.
Line 2
Her
eyes
seemed
to
be
dilating.
Line 3
“There
is
another
woman!”
she
exclaimed
softly.
Line 4
Her
voice
was
like
velvet,
but
the
agony
in
her
face
was
unmistakable.
Line 5
“There
is
no
other
woman,”
he
answered.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Agony
noun
US /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““There is another woman!” she exclaimed softly.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““There is no other woman,” he answered.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her eyes seemed to be dilating.”
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agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There is another woman!” she exclaimed softly.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There is no other woman,” he answered.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her eyes seemed to be dilating.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
dilating
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From this reading Her eyes seemed to be dilating.
exclaimed
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eyes
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face
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feet
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From this reading She rose slowly to her feet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is no other woman,” he answered.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose slowly to her feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is another woman!” she exclaimed softly.
like
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From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no other woman,” he answered.
other
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rose
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From this reading She rose slowly to her feet.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes seemed to be dilating.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose slowly to her feet.
slowly
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From this reading She rose slowly to her feet.
softly
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From this reading “There is another woman!” she exclaimed softly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
There
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From this reading “There is another woman!” she exclaimed softly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose slowly to her feet.
unmistakable
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From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
velvet
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From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
voice
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From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her voice was like velvet, but the agony in her face was unmistakable.
woman
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From this reading “There is another woman!” she exclaimed softly.