Chapter XXVI
Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair. "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face. "None," I answered. "Anything from Feurgéres?" "Not yet."
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Chapter XXVI
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Arthur
flung
himself
into
the
room
pale,
hollow-eyed,
the
picture
of
despair.
"Any
news?"
he
cried,
hopelessly
enough,
for
he
had
seen
my
face.
"None,"
I
answered.
"Anything
from
Feurgéres?"
"Not
yet."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Arthur
flung
himself
into
the
room
pale,
hollow-eyed,
the
picture
of
despair.
Line 2
"Any
news?"
he
cried,
hopelessly
enough,
for
he
had
seen
my
face.
Line 3
"None,"
I
answered.
/nʌn aɪ ˈanswered/
Line 4
"Anything
from
Feurgéres?"
Line 5
"Not
yet."
/nɑːt jet/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"None," I answered.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"Anything from Feurgéres?"”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None," I answered.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Not yet."”
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answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "None," I answered.
Any
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From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything from Feurgéres?"
Arthur
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From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
despair
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From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
enough
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From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
face
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From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
Feurgéres
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From this reading "Anything from Feurgéres?"
flung
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From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Anything from Feurgéres?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
hollow-eyed
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From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
hopelessly
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From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "None," I answered.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
news
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From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None," I answered.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
pale
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From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
picture
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From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
room
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From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
seen
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From this reading "Any news?" he cried, hopelessly enough, for he had seen my face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arthur flung himself into the room pale, hollow-eyed, the picture of despair.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet."