Chapter X
“Eh, our Fran, look there! It’s a mole.” Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast. Frances frowned with anxiety. “It doesn’t run off, does it?” said the young girl softly.
The Prussian Officer
Chapter X
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“Eh,
our
Fran,
look
there!
It’s
a
mole.”
Anne
was
on
her
feet,
standing
watching
the
dark,
unconscious
beast.
Frances
frowned
with
anxiety.
“It
doesn’t
run
off,
does
it?”
said
the
young
girl
softly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Eh,
our
Fran,
look
there!
Line 2
It’s
a
mole.”
Line 3
Anne
was
on
her
feet,
standing
watching
the
dark,
unconscious
beast.
Line 4
Frances
frowned
with
anxiety.
Line 5
“It
doesn’t
run
off,
does
it?”
said
the
young
girl
softly.
Learner Dictionary
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Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Eh, our Fran, look there!”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.”
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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 It’s a mole.”
Anne
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From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
anxiety
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From this reading Frances frowned with anxiety.
beast
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From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
dark
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From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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doesn't
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Eh
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From this reading “Eh, our Fran, look there!
feet
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Fran
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Frances
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frowned
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girl
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It doesn’t run off, does it?” said the young girl softly.
It's
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From this reading It’s a mole.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eh, our Fran, look there!
mole
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From this reading It’s a mole.”
off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Eh, our Fran, look there!
run
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said
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softly
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From this reading “It doesn’t run off, does it?” said the young girl softly.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
there
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From this reading “Eh, our Fran, look there!
unconscious
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From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
watching
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From this reading Anne was on her feet, standing watching the dark, unconscious beast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Frances frowned with anxiety.
young
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From this reading “It doesn’t run off, does it?” said the young girl softly.