Chapter VI
She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice. "You know--all?" she asked. "All the outline, anyhow." "Why has he done this to me?" Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
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Chapter VI
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She
gave
him
a
limp
hand
and
spoke
in
an
exhausted
voice.
"You
know--all?"
she
asked.
"All
the
outline,
anyhow."
"Why
has
he
done
this
to
me?"
Melville
looked
profoundly
sympathetic
through
a
pause.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
gave
him
a
limp
hand
and
spoke
in
an
exhausted
voice.
Line 2
"You
know--all?"
she
asked.
Line 3
"All
the
outline,
anyhow."
Line 4
"Why
has
he
done
this
to
me?"
Line 5
Melville
looked
profoundly
sympathetic
through
a
pause.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know--all?" she asked.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why has he done this to me?"”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Why has he done this to me?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know--all?" she asked.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.”
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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 She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
all
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From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
anyhow
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From this reading "All the outline, anyhow."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
exhausted
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gave
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From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
hand
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From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.
limp
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From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
Melville
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From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
outline
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From this reading "All the outline, anyhow."
pause
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From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
profoundly
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From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
spoke
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From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
sympathetic
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From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All the outline, anyhow."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Melville looked profoundly sympathetic through a pause.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
voice
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From this reading She gave him a limp hand and spoke in an exhausted voice.
Why
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From this reading "Why has he done this to me?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know--all?" she asked.