Chapter VIII
"Why, that's the strangest thing about it. She hasn't heard at all. She doesn't know where he is. She thought we must know. She was terribly broken up."
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3
Chapter VIII
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"Why,
that's
the
strangest
thing
about
it.
She
hasn't
heard
at
all.
She
doesn't
know
where
he
is.
She
thought
we
must
know.
She
was
terribly
broken
up."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Why,
that's
the
strangest
thing
about
it.
Line 2
She
hasn't
heard
at
all.
Line 3
She
doesn't
know
where
he
is.
Line 4
She
thought
we
must
know.
/ʃiː thought wiː mʌst know/
Line 5
She
was
terribly
broken
up."
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 “"Why, that's the strangest thing about it.”
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was terribly broken up."”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She doesn't know where he is.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She thought we must know.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, that's the strangest thing about it.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She thought we must know.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Why, that's the strangest thing about it.
all
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From this reading She hasn't heard at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She hasn't heard at all.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was terribly broken up."
doesn't
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From this reading She doesn't know where he is.
hasn't
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From this reading She hasn't heard at all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She doesn't know where he is.
heard
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From this reading She hasn't heard at all.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She doesn't know where he is.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, that's the strangest thing about it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She doesn't know where he is.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She thought we must know.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hasn't heard at all.
strangest
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From this reading "Why, that's the strangest thing about it.
terribly
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From this reading She was terribly broken up."
that's
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From this reading "Why, that's the strangest thing about it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, that's the strangest thing about it.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, that's the strangest thing about it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought we must know.
up
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From this reading She was terribly broken up."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was terribly broken up."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She thought we must know.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She doesn't know where he is.
Why
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From this reading "Why, that's the strangest thing about it.