Chapter XIV
"Oh, Annie!" she breathed on a trembling, rising inflection. "Tell me," whispered Nahnya. "Oh, Annie! It's so strange! I can't!
The Sealed Valley
Chapter XIV
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"Oh,
Annie!"
she
breathed
on
a
trembling,
rising
inflection.
"Tell
me,"
whispered
Nahnya.
"Oh,
Annie!
It's
so
strange!
I
can't!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
Annie!"
she
breathed
on
a
trembling,
rising
inflection.
Line 2
"Tell
me,"
whispered
Nahnya.
Line 3
"Oh,
Annie!
Line 4
It's
so
strange!
Line 5
I
can't!
Learner Dictionary
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Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell me," whispered Nahnya.”
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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 "Oh, Annie!" she breathed on a trembling, rising inflection.
Annie
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breathed
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can't
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From this reading I can't!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't!
inflection
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It's
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me," whispered Nahnya.
Nahnya
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From this reading "Tell me," whispered Nahnya.
Oh
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, Annie!" she breathed on a trembling, rising inflection.
rising
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From this reading "Oh, Annie!" she breathed on a trembling, rising inflection.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Annie!" she breathed on a trembling, rising inflection.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's so strange!
strange
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From this reading It's so strange!
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell me," whispered Nahnya.
trembling
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whispered
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From this reading "Tell me," whispered Nahnya.