Chapter III
She ceased. Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came. She looked up; she was alone. Alone once more! Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
A Double Story
Chapter III
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She
ceased.
Rosamond
sat
waiting
to
hear
something
more;
but
nothing
came.
She
looked
up;
she
was
alone.
Alone
once
more!
Always
being
left
alone,
because
she
would
not
yield
to
what
was
right!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
ceased.
Line 2
Rosamond
sat
waiting
to
hear
something
more;
but
nothing
came.
Line 3
She
looked
up;
she
was
alone.
Line 4
Alone
once
more!
Line 5
Always
being
left
alone,
because
she
would
not
yield
to
what
was
right!
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 “She looked up; she was alone.”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!”
Being
auxiliary verb
US /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked up; she was alone.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alone once more!”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!”
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up; she was alone.
Always
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From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
came
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From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
ceased
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From this reading She ceased.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked up; she was alone.
more
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From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
once
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From this reading Alone once more!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
Rosamond
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From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
sat
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From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ceased.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
up
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From this reading She looked up; she was alone.
waiting
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From this reading Rosamond sat waiting to hear something more; but nothing came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked up; she was alone.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!
yield
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From this reading Always being left alone, because she would not yield to what was right!