Chapter XII
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY. "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up. "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous. "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face. "'Christian name?'
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Chapter XII
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THE
SLEEPING
BEAUTY.
"These
words
strengthened
her,
and
she
drew
herself
up.
"'Your
name?'
again
asked
Inspector
Jealous.
"'Mrs.
Weston,'
she
replied,
with
a
certain
hesitation,
and
a
sudden
color
in
her
face.
"'Christian
name?'
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
SLEEPING
BEAUTY.
Line 2
"These
words
strengthened
her,
and
she
drew
herself
up.
Line 3
"'Your
name?'
again
asked
Inspector
Jealous.
Line 4
"'Mrs.
Weston,'
she
replied,
with
a
certain
hesitation,
and
a
sudden
color
in
her
face.
Line 5
"'Christian
name?'
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.”
Christian
noun
US /ˈchristian/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"'Christian name?'”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.”
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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 "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
BEAUTY
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From this reading THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
certain
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From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
Christian
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From this reading "'Christian name?'
color
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From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
face
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From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
hesitation
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From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
Inspector
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From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
Jealous
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From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
Mrs
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From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
SLEEPING
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From this reading THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
strengthened
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From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
up
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From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
Weston
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From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'Mrs. Weston,' she replied, with a certain hesitation, and a sudden color in her face.
words
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From this reading "These words strengthened her, and she drew herself up.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Your name?' again asked Inspector Jealous.