Chapter XIV
"Well, did you find his corpse?" Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage. It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak. "Just you wait! I'll get square!
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Chapter XIV
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"Well,
did
you
find
his
corpse?"
Miriam's
only
reply
was
an
inarticulate
sound
of
rage.
It
was
some
moments
before
she
could
command
herself
sufficiently
to
speak.
"Just
you
wait!
I'll
get
square!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Well,
did
you
find
his
corpse?"
Line 2
Miriam's
only
reply
was
an
inarticulate
sound
of
rage.
Line 3
It
was
some
moments
before
she
could
command
herself
sufficiently
to
speak.
Line 4
"Just
you
wait!
Line 5
I'll
get
square!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, did you find his corpse?"”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
command
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From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
corpse
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From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
find
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From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
get
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From this reading I'll get square!
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
I'll
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From this reading I'll get square!
inarticulate
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From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
Just
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From this reading "Just you wait!
Miriam's
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From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
moments
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From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
only
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From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
rage
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From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
reply
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From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
some
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sound
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From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
speak
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From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
square
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From this reading I'll get square!
sufficiently
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From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some moments before she could command herself sufficiently to speak.
wait
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From this reading "Just you wait!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miriam's only reply was an inarticulate sound of rage.
Well
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From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, did you find his corpse?"