Chapter XIII
“You think you’re too big, do you!” he said easily. He handed her her card, with a bow. “Now I’m set up, my darling, for this evening,” he said. Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room. She waited in front of him.
The Prussian Officer
Chapter XIII
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“You
think
you’re
too
big,
do
you!”
he
said
easily.
He
handed
her
her
card,
with
a
bow.
“Now
I’m
set
up,
my
darling,
for
this
evening,”
he
said.
Then,
quick,
always
at
his
ease,
he
looked
over
the
room.
She
waited
in
front
of
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You
think
you’re
too
big,
do
you!”
he
said
easily.
Line 2
He
handed
her
her
card,
with
a
bow.
Line 3
“Now
I’m
set
up,
my
darling,
for
this
evening,”
he
said.
Line 4
Then,
quick,
always
at
his
ease,
he
looked
over
the
room.
Line 5
She
waited
in
front
of
him.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You think you’re too big, do you!” he said easily.”
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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 He handed her her card, with a bow.
always
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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big
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bow
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card
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darling
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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ease
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easily
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evening
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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front
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From this reading She waited in front of him.
handed
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From this reading He handed her her card, with a bow.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You think you’re too big, do you!” he said easily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He handed her her card, with a bow.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She waited in front of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.
I'm
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From this reading “Now I’m set up, my darling, for this evening,” he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She waited in front of him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now I’m set up, my darling, for this evening,” he said.
Now
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From this reading “Now I’m set up, my darling, for this evening,” he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She waited in front of him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.
quick
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From this reading Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.
room
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From this reading Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.
said
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From this reading “You think you’re too big, do you!” he said easily.
set
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From this reading “Now I’m set up, my darling, for this evening,” he said.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited in front of him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.
Then
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From this reading Then, quick, always at his ease, he looked over the room.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You think you’re too big, do you!” he said easily.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now I’m set up, my darling, for this evening,” he said.
too
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up
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From this reading “Now I’m set up, my darling, for this evening,” he said.
waited
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From this reading She waited in front of him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He handed her her card, with a bow.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You think you’re too big, do you!” he said easily.
you're
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From this reading “You think you’re too big, do you!” he said easily.