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Twilight sleep
Twilight sleep

Chapter VI

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His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.
"You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.
"Oh, I don't know.
But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"
She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."
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Twilight sleep

Chapter VI

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.
Line 2
"You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.
Line 3
"Oh, I don't know.
Line 4
But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"
Line 5
She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, I don't know.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."”

Perhaps noun US /perhaps/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"”

Relief noun US /rɪˈliːf/

a feeling of comfort after worry or pain

From this reading “His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.”

Third noun US /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"”

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

All

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From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

assented

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From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

better

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From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

bright

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From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

Degree

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From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

doesn't

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From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

don't

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From this reading "Oh, I don't know.

encouraged

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From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Oh, I don't know.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, I don't know.

like

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From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

looks

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From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

much

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From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

nervously

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From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, I don't know.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

perhaps

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From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

rather

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From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

a feeling of comfort after worry or pain

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

resolution

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From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

rose

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From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

shock

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From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

smooth

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From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

things

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From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

ThirdnounUS /third/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

two

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From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

unconcealable

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From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But perhaps two of us ... looks rather like the Third Degree, doesn't it?"

want

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From this reading She assented nervously: "All I want is to smooth things over..."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading His look of relief was unconcealable; but her bright resolution rose above the shock.

You'll

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From this reading "You'll do it so much better," she encouraged him.