Chapter XXXIII
There was a sharp tap at the door. Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances. Brand stepped forward, but Marie waved him back. "Who is there?" she called out. "It is I, Baron Domiloff," was the suave answer.
The Traitors
Chapter XXXIII
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There
was
a
sharp
tap
at
the
door.
Marie
and
her
brother
exchanged
quick
glances.
Brand
stepped
forward,
but
Marie
waved
him
back.
"Who
is
there?"
she
called
out.
"It
is
I,
Baron
Domiloff,"
was
the
suave
answer.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
There
was
a
sharp
tap
at
the
door.
Line 2
Marie
and
her
brother
exchanged
quick
glances.
Line 3
Brand
stepped
forward,
but
Marie
waved
him
back.
Line 4
"Who
is
there?"
she
called
out.
Line 5
"It
is
I,
Baron
Domiloff,"
was
the
suave
answer.
Learner Dictionary
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Exchanged
noun
US /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brand stepped forward, but Marie waved him back.”
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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 There was a sharp tap at the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances.
answer
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From this reading "It is I, Baron Domiloff," was the suave answer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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back
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Baron
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Brand
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brother
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Brand stepped forward, but Marie waved him back.
called
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Domiloff
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door
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From this reading There was a sharp tap at the door.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brand stepped forward, but Marie waved him back.
glances
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From this reading Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brand stepped forward, but Marie waved him back.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is I, Baron Domiloff," was the suave answer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is there?" she called out.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is I, Baron Domiloff," was the suave answer.
Marie
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From this reading Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances.
out
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quick
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From this reading Marie and her brother exchanged quick glances.
sharp
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From this reading There was a sharp tap at the door.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who is there?" she called out.
stepped
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From this reading Brand stepped forward, but Marie waved him back.
suave
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From this reading "It is I, Baron Domiloff," was the suave answer.
tap
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From this reading There was a sharp tap at the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a sharp tap at the door.
There
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From this reading There was a sharp tap at the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a sharp tap at the door.
waved
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From this reading Brand stepped forward, but Marie waved him back.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who is there?" she called out.