Chapter VII
A sense of faintness crept over her. By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening. A great horror took possession of her. Why should he haunt her so? What was she to him?
The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels
Chapter VII
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A
sense
of
faintness
crept
over
her.
By
some
strange
prescience,
she
knew
who
stood
behind
there
in
the
darkness,
concealed,
listening.
A
great
horror
took
possession
of
her.
Why
should
he
haunt
her
so?
What
was
she
to
him?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
sense
of
faintness
crept
over
her.
Line 2
By
some
strange
prescience,
she
knew
who
stood
behind
there
in
the
darkness,
concealed,
listening.
Line 3
A
great
horror
took
possession
of
her.
Line 4
Why
should
he
haunt
her
so?
Line 5
What
was
she
to
him?
/wʌt wɑːz ʃiː tuː hɪm/
Learner Dictionary
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Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great horror took possession of her.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A sense of faintness crept over her.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A great horror took possession of her.”
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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 A sense of faintness crept over her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
concealed
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From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
crept
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From this reading A sense of faintness crept over her.
darkness
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faintness
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great horror took possession of her.
haunt
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should he haunt her so?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A sense of faintness crept over her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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horror
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From this reading A great horror took possession of her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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knew
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listening
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From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A sense of faintness crept over her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A sense of faintness crept over her.
possession
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prescience
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sense
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From this reading A sense of faintness crept over her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should he haunt her so?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why should he haunt her so?
some
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From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
strange
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From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
there
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From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was she to him?
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great horror took possession of her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was she to him?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was she to him?
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By some strange prescience, she knew who stood behind there in the darkness, concealed, listening.
Why
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From this reading Why should he haunt her so?