Chapter IX
"_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on! Don't be a fool; that was nothing." "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear. But this is awful! Couldn't we have one spark of light?"
Three Thousand Dollars
Chapter IX
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"_'The
safe
door
is
opened,'
I
cried_"
"Go
on!
Don't
be
a
fool;
that
was
nothing."
"I
don't
know;
it
was
like
a
great
sigh
at
my
ear.
But
this
is
awful!
Couldn't
we
have
one
spark
of
light?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"_'The
safe
door
is
opened,'
I
cried_"
"Go
on!
Line 2
Don't
be
a
fool;
that
was
nothing."
Line 3
"I
don't
know;
it
was
like
a
great
sigh
at
my
ear.
Line 4
But
this
is
awful!
Line 5
Couldn't
we
have
one
spark
of
light?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Fool
noun
US /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't be a fool; that was nothing."”
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Couldn't we have one spark of light?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Don't be a fool; that was nothing."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Couldn't we have one spark of light?"”
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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 Don't be a fool; that was nothing."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
awful
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From this reading But this is awful!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't be a fool; that was nothing."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is awful!
Couldn't
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From this reading Couldn't we have one spark of light?"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
Don't
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From this reading Don't be a fool; that was nothing."
door
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From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
ear
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From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't be a fool; that was nothing."
Go
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From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Couldn't we have one spark of light?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
light
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From this reading Couldn't we have one spark of light?"
like
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From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Don't be a fool; that was nothing."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Couldn't we have one spark of light?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Couldn't we have one spark of light?"
opened
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From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
safe
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From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
sigh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know; it was like a great sigh at my ear.
spark
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Couldn't we have one spark of light?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't be a fool; that was nothing."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_'The safe door is opened,' I cried_" "Go on!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is awful!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't be a fool; that was nothing."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Couldn't we have one spark of light?"