Chapter II
“By him?” I nodded; the room was whirling about me. “Did he tell you like a man in love?” I flushed. What a question from him to me!
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Chapter II
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“By
him?”
I
nodded;
the
room
was
whirling
about
me.
“Did
he
tell
you
like
a
man
in
love?”
I
flushed.
What
a
question
from
him
to
me!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“By
him?”
/baɪ hɪm/
Line 2
I
nodded;
the
room
was
whirling
about
me.
Line 3
“Did
he
tell
you
like
a
man
in
love?”
Line 4
I
flushed.
Line 5
What
a
question
from
him
to
me!
/wʌt ə ˈquestion frʌm hɪm tuː miː/
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 “I nodded; the room was whirling about me.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I nodded; the room was whirling about me.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What a question from him to me!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Did he tell you like a man in love?””
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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 “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By him?”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
flushed
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From this reading I flushed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What a question from him to me!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “By him?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
like
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From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
love
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From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
man
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From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What a question from him to me!
room
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From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a question from him to me!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a question from him to me!
whirling
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From this reading I nodded; the room was whirling about me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did he tell you like a man in love?”