Chapter VII
“Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers. She broke from him with a little shuddering cry. “What is it? What have I done?” “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
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Chapter VII
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“Barbara!”
he
murmured,
his
face
close
to
hers.
She
broke
from
him
with
a
little
shuddering
cry.
“What
is
it?
What
have
I
done?”
“Do
you
know—did
you
hear
how
my
father—died?”
she
asked,
in
a
frightened
voice.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Barbara!”
he
murmured,
his
face
close
to
hers.
Line 2
She
broke
from
him
with
a
little
shuddering
cry.
Line 3
“What
is
it?
/wʌt ɪz ɪt/
Line 4
What
have
I
done?”
/wʌt hæv aɪ done/
Line 5
“Do
you
know—did
you
hear
how
my
father—died?”
she
asked,
in
a
frightened
voice.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.”
Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What have I done?””
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have I done?””
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.”
Hers
pronoun
US /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading ““Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.”
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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 She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
Barbara
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From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
broke
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From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
close
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cry
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From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
died
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From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What have I done?”
face
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From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
father
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From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
frightened
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From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have I done?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
how
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From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What have I done?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
murmured
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From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
shuddering
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From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Barbara!” he murmured, his face close to hers.
voice
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From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She broke from him with a little shuddering cry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know—did you hear how my father—died?” she asked, in a frightened voice.