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The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham

Chapter XXX

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She shook her head.
"It won't change anything?
Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
"When is she coming back?" he asked.
"I don't know.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Rise of Silas Lapham

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She shook her head.
Line 2
"It won't change anything?
Line 3
Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"
Line 4
"When is she coming back?" he asked.
Line 5
"I don't know.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Anything pronoun US /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading “"It won't change anything?”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"When is she coming back?" he asked.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"I don't know.”

All words in this reading · 25

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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading "It won't change anything?

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.

back

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From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.

change

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From this reading "It won't change anything?

coming

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From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.

Don't

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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.

head

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From this reading She shook her head.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She shook her head.

hope

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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I don't know.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "It won't change anything?

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "I don't know.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

see

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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She shook her head.

shook

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From this reading She shook her head.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

there's

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From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When is she coming back?" he asked.

won't

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From this reading "It won't change anything?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Don't you see that there's no hope for us?"