Chapter IV
"He seemed very sad. He takes it very hard," Fleda added. "And how does _she_ take it?" "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking." "So you didn't ask?"
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Chapter IV
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"He
seemed
very
sad.
He
takes
it
very
hard,"
Fleda
added.
"And
how
does
_she_
take
it?"
"Ah,
that--that
I
felt
a
delicacy
about
asking."
"So
you
didn't
ask?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"He
seemed
very
sad.
Line 2
He
takes
it
very
hard,"
Fleda
added.
Line 3
"And
how
does
_she_
take
it?"
Line 4
"Ah,
that--that
I
felt
a
delicacy
about
asking."
Line 5
"So
you
didn't
ask?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."”
Added
noun
US /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He takes it very hard," Fleda added.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He seemed very sad.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And how does _she_ take it?"”
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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 "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He takes it very hard," Fleda added.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And how does _she_ take it?"
ask
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From this reading "So you didn't ask?"
asking
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From this reading "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
delicacy
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From this reading "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
didn't
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From this reading "So you didn't ask?"
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And how does _she_ take it?"
felt
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From this reading "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
Fleda
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From this reading He takes it very hard," Fleda added.
hard
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From this reading He takes it very hard," Fleda added.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He seemed very sad.
how
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From this reading "And how does _she_ take it?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He takes it very hard," Fleda added.
sad
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From this reading "He seemed very sad.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He seemed very sad.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And how does _she_ take it?"
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you didn't ask?"
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And how does _she_ take it?"
takes
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From this reading He takes it very hard," Fleda added.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, that--that I felt a delicacy about asking."
very
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From this reading "He seemed very sad.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you didn't ask?"