Chapter IX
Helga Speaks
“Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest. “Safe? I?” and she looked at me in astonishment. “Why, has anything happened?” “I am excited.
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Chapter IX · Helga Speaks
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“Thank
God,
you
are
safe,”
I
cried
as
I
assisted
Helga
from
the
carriage,
my
pent-up
anxiety
making
my
tone
intensely
earnest.
“Safe?
I?”
and
she
looked
at
me
in
astonishment.
“Why,
has
anything
happened?”
“I
am
excited.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
“Thank
God,
you
are
safe,”
I
cried
as
I
assisted
Helga
from
the
carriage,
my
pent-up
anxiety
making
my
tone
intensely
earnest.
Line 2
“Safe?
Line 3
I?”
and
she
looked
at
me
in
astonishment.
Line 4
“Why,
has
anything
happened?”
Line 5
“I
am
excited.
/aɪ æm ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““Why, has anything happened?””
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading ““I am excited.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Why, has anything happened?””
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am excited.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.
anxiety
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Why, has anything happened?”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
assisted
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
astonishment
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From this reading I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.
carriage
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
earnest
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “I am excited.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
God
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
happened
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From this reading “Why, has anything happened?”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, has anything happened?”
Helga
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.
intensely
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.
making
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
pent-up
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
safe
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I?” and she looked at me in astonishment.
Thank
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
tone
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From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.
Why
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From this reading “Why, has anything happened?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank God, you are safe,” I cried as I assisted Helga from the carriage, my pent-up anxiety making my tone intensely earnest.