Chapter XIV
REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION. My love paused. She remained silent for a long time. Then, with her head bowed, she faltered: "Yes.
The Sign of Silence
Chapter XIV
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REVEALS
A
FURTHER
DECEPTION.
My
love
paused.
She
remained
silent
for
a
long
time.
Then,
with
her
head
bowed,
she
faltered:
"Yes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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REVEALS
A
FURTHER
DECEPTION.
Line 2
My
love
paused.
Line 3
She
remained
silent
for
a
long
time.
Line 4
Then,
with
her
head
bowed,
she
faltered:
Line 5
"Yes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She remained silent for a long time.”
Remained
noun
US /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She remained silent for a long time.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She remained silent for a long time.”
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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 REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION.
bowed
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From this reading Then, with her head bowed, she faltered:
DECEPTION
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faltered
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From this reading Then, with her head bowed, she faltered:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
FURTHER
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From this reading REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION.
head
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From this reading Then, with her head bowed, she faltered:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with her head bowed, she faltered:
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
love
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From this reading My love paused.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My love paused.
paused
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From this reading My love paused.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
REVEALS
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From this reading REVEALS A FURTHER DECEPTION.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
silent
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From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
Then
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From this reading Then, with her head bowed, she faltered:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remained silent for a long time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with her head bowed, she faltered:
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.