Chapter III
"Oh, I don't know. I--" Blake waited. But she did not go on. At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?" "Maybe two months," she returned....
A Fool There Was
Chapter III
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"Oh,
I
don't
know.
I--"
Blake
waited.
But
she
did
not
go
on.
At
length
he
spoke:
"How
long
will
he
be
gone?"
"Maybe
two
months,"
she
returned....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Oh,
I
don't
know.
Line 2
I--"
Blake
waited.
Line 3
But
she
did
not
go
on.
Line 4
At
length
he
spoke:
"How
long
will
he
be
gone?"
Line 5
"Maybe
two
months,"
she
returned....
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I don't know.”
Length
noun
US /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Maybe two months," she returned....”
All words in this reading · 25
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
Blake
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From this reading I--" Blake waited.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not go on.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not go on.
don't
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
go
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From this reading But she did not go on.
gone
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From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
How
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From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
Maybe
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From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
months
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From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not go on.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But she did not go on.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she did not go on.
spoke
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From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"
two
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From this reading "Maybe two months," she returned....
waited
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From this reading I--" Blake waited.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At length he spoke: "How long will he be gone?"