Chapter XXXII
"MICHAEL! MICHAEL!" They were alone. Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead. The crowd had gone.
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Chapter XXXII
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"MICHAEL!
MICHAEL!"
They
were
alone.
Those
three
helpless
women
standing
together
under
the
shadow
of
the
Calvary
beside
their
dead.
The
crowd
had
gone.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"MICHAEL!
Line 2
MICHAEL!"
Line 3
They
were
alone.
/ðeɪ wɜːr alone/
Line 4
Those
three
helpless
women
standing
together
under
the
shadow
of
the
Calvary
beside
their
dead.
Line 5
The
crowd
had
gone.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were alone.”
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
Shadow
noun
US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were alone.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
Calvary
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From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
crowd
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From this reading The crowd had gone.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
gone
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From this reading The crowd had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crowd had gone.
helpless
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From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
MICHAEL
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From this reading "MICHAEL!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were alone.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
three
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From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
together
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From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were alone.
women
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From this reading Those three helpless women standing together under the shadow of the Calvary beside their dead.