Chapter II
“You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said. “I am very grateful to you indeed.” “What worried you?” he asked. “At the prison, I mean?” She shook her head.
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Chapter II
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“You’ve
been
awfully
kind
to
me,
Mr.
Dorn,”
she
said.
“I
am
very
grateful
to
you
indeed.”
“What
worried
you?”
he
asked.
“At
the
prison,
I
mean?”
She
shook
her
head.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“You’ve
been
awfully
kind
to
me,
Mr.
Dorn,”
she
said.
Line 2
“I
am
very
grateful
to
you
indeed.”
Line 3
“What
worried
you?”
he
asked.
Line 4
“At
the
prison,
I
mean?”
Line 5
She
shook
her
head.
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 ““What worried you?” he asked.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am very grateful to you indeed.”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What worried you?” he asked.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At the prison, I mean?”
awfully
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From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
Dorn
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From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
grateful
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From this reading “I am very grateful to you indeed.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What worried you?” he asked.
head
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From this reading She shook her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shook her head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am very grateful to you indeed.”
indeed
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From this reading “I am very grateful to you indeed.”
kind
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From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
mean
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From this reading “At the prison, I mean?”
Mr
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From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
prison
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From this reading “At the prison, I mean?”
said
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From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
shook
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From this reading She shook her head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “At the prison, I mean?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.
very
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From this reading “I am very grateful to you indeed.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What worried you?” he asked.
worried
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From this reading “What worried you?” he asked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am very grateful to you indeed.”
You've
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From this reading “You’ve been awfully kind to me, Mr. Dorn,” she said.