Chapter XXVII
“Bess, why are you so white? What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours? Have you heard from him?” “No, no; I’m all right.” But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
The Mayor's Wife
Chapter XXVII
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“Bess,
why
are
you
so
white?
What
has
happened
to
you
in
the
last
twenty-four
hours?
Have
you
heard
from
him?”
“No,
no;
I’m
all
right.”
But
her
eyes,
hunted
and
wandering,
belied
her
words.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Bess,
why
are
you
so
white?
Line 2
What
has
happened
to
you
in
the
last
twenty-four
hours?
Line 3
Have
you
heard
from
him?”
Line 4
“No,
no;
I’m
all
right.”
Line 5
But
her
eyes,
hunted
and
wandering,
belied
her
words.
Learner Dictionary
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Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you heard from him?””
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, no; I’m all right.””
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all
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From this reading “No, no; I’m all right.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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belied
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Bess
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
eyes
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From this reading But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Have you heard from him?”
happened
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From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you heard from him?”
heard
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From this reading Have you heard from him?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you heard from him?”
hours
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From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
hunted
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From this reading But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
I'm
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From this reading “No, no; I’m all right.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no; I’m all right.”
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, no; I’m all right.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Bess, why are you so white?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
twenty-four
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From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
wandering
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From this reading But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has happened to you in the last twenty-four hours?
white
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From this reading “Bess, why are you so white?
why
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From this reading “Bess, why are you so white?
words
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From this reading But her eyes, hunted and wandering, belied her words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bess, why are you so white?