Chapter VIII
Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol. His face wore an expression of amused tolerance. "Tell me all about it," he said. "Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may. You hid in the closet to listen.
The Penalty
Chapter VIII
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Blizzard
slid
from
his
chair
and
secured
her
pistol.
His
face
wore
an
expression
of
amused
tolerance.
"Tell
me
all
about
it,"
he
said.
"Crying
_can't_
do
any
good,
and
talking
may.
You
hid
in
the
closet
to
listen.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Blizzard
slid
from
his
chair
and
secured
her
pistol.
Line 2
His
face
wore
an
expression
of
amused
tolerance.
Line 3
"Tell
me
all
about
it,"
he
said.
Line 4
"Crying
_can't_
do
any
good,
and
talking
may.
Line 5
You
hid
in
the
closet
to
listen.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Tell me all about it," he said.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me all about it," he said.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Tell me all about it," he said.
all
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From this reading "Tell me all about it," he said.
amused
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From this reading His face wore an expression of amused tolerance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His face wore an expression of amused tolerance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol.
any
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From this reading "Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.
Blizzard
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can't
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chair
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closet
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Crying
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From this reading "Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.
expression
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From this reading His face wore an expression of amused tolerance.
face
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From this reading His face wore an expression of amused tolerance.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tell me all about it," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol.
hid
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From this reading You hid in the closet to listen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You hid in the closet to listen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tell me all about it," he said.
listen
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From this reading You hid in the closet to listen.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me all about it," he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His face wore an expression of amused tolerance.
pistol
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From this reading Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol.
said
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secured
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From this reading Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol.
slid
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From this reading Blizzard slid from his chair and secured her pistol.
talking
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From this reading "Crying _can't_ do any good, and talking may.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me all about it," he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You hid in the closet to listen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You hid in the closet to listen.
tolerance
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From this reading His face wore an expression of amused tolerance.
wore
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From this reading His face wore an expression of amused tolerance.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You hid in the closet to listen.