Chapter XIII
FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer. Then I heard my father’s voice from the other end of the room. “Is that you, Kate?” “Yes,” I answered. “Can I come in?”
The Yellow House
Chapter XIII
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FOR
VENGEANCE
I
knocked
at
the
door
twice
before
there
was
any
answer.
Then
I
heard
my
father’s
voice
from
the
other
end
of
the
room.
“Is
that
you,
Kate?”
“Yes,”
I
answered.
“Can
I
come
in?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FOR
VENGEANCE
I
knocked
at
the
door
twice
before
there
was
any
answer.
Line 2
Then
I
heard
my
father’s
voice
from
the
other
end
of
the
room.
Line 3
“Is
that
you,
Kate?”
Line 4
“Yes,”
I
answered.
Line 5
“Can
I
come
in?”
/kæn aɪ come ɪn/
Learner Dictionary
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Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” I answered.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Can I come in?””
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answer
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From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” I answered.
any
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From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can I come in?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can I come in?”
door
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end
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father's
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then I heard my father’s voice from the other end of the room.
heard
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From this reading Then I heard my father’s voice from the other end of the room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Can I come in?”
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, Kate?”
Kate
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From this reading “Is that you, Kate?”
knocked
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From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I heard my father’s voice from the other end of the room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I heard my father’s voice from the other end of the room.
other
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room
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, Kate?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
Then
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there
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twice
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VENGEANCE
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From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
voice
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From this reading Then I heard my father’s voice from the other end of the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FOR VENGEANCE I knocked at the door twice before there was any answer.
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” I answered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, Kate?”