Chapter X
AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon? Getting a breath of sea air? That's right. Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?" "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
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Chapter X
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AS
THE
WIND
BLOWS
"Is
that
you,
Miss
Liddon?
Getting
a
breath
of
sea
air?
That's
right.
Where
are
Mrs.
Liddon
and
Miss
Sarah?"
"Good
evening,
Mr.
Churchill.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AS
THE
WIND
BLOWS
"Is
that
you,
Miss
Liddon?
Line 2
Getting
a
breath
of
sea
air?
Line 3
That's
right.
Line 4
Where
are
Mrs.
Liddon
and
Miss
Sarah?"
Line 5
"Good
evening,
Mr.
Churchill.
Learner Dictionary
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Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good evening, Mr. Churchill.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's right.”
WIND
noun
US /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
air
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From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
BLOWS
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From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
breath
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Churchill
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evening
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Getting
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GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
Liddon
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From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
Miss
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Mr
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From this reading "Good evening, Mr. Churchill.
Mrs
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From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's right.
Sarah
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From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
sea
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From this reading Getting a breath of sea air?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
That's
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From this reading That's right.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are Mrs. Liddon and Miss Sarah?"
WINDnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AS THE WIND BLOWS "Is that you, Miss Liddon?