Chapter VII
For a little while neither of us spoke. "It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked. "It's--the deceit." "We can stop all that," she said. I looked up at her face enquiringly.
The Passionate Friends
Chapter VII
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For
a
little
while
neither
of
us
spoke.
"It's
the
trouble
of
the
deceit?"
she
asked.
"It's--the
deceit."
"We
can
stop
all
that,"
she
said.
I
looked
up
at
her
face
enquiringly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
For
a
little
while
neither
of
us
spoke.
Line 2
"It's
the
trouble
of
the
deceit?"
she
asked.
Line 3
"It's--the
deceit."
Line 4
"We
can
stop
all
that,"
she
said.
Line 5
I
looked
up
at
her
face
enquiringly.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.”
Deceit
noun
US /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading “"It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a little while neither of us spoke.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked up at her face enquiringly.”
Neither
determiner
US /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For a little while neither of us spoke.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “For a little while neither of us spoke.”
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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 For a little while neither of us spoke.
all
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From this reading "We can stop all that," she said.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked up at her face enquiringly.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "We can stop all that," she said.
deceitnounUS /dɪˈsiːt/
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading "It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.
enquiringly
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From this reading I looked up at her face enquiringly.
face
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From this reading I looked up at her face enquiringly.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a little while neither of us spoke.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I looked up at her face enquiringly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked up at her face enquiringly.
It's
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From this reading "It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a little while neither of us spoke.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked up at her face enquiringly.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For a little while neither of us spoke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a little while neither of us spoke.
said
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From this reading "We can stop all that," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.
spoke
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From this reading For a little while neither of us spoke.
stop
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From this reading "We can stop all that," she said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We can stop all that," she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.
trouble
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From this reading "It's the trouble of the deceit?" she asked.
up
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From this reading I looked up at her face enquiringly.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a little while neither of us spoke.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can stop all that," she said.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For a little while neither of us spoke.