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A Man's Hearth
A Man's Hearth

Chapter VI

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THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.
Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.
Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.
And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.
He knew, at last, what he meant to do.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man's Hearth

Chapter VI

Reading 1/42 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.
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Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.
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Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.
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And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.
Line 5
He knew, at last, what he meant to do.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.”

Brought noun US /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He knew, at last, what he meant to do.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.”

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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 Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

Adriance

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

back

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From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

chilled

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From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

Cold

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From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

decision

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From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading He knew, at last, what he meant to do.

Drive

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

dusk

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

evening

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

fever

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From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

GAVE

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

healthy

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From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

heeded

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

hot

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From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

impression

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From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

Indeed

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From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

knew

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From this reading He knew, at last, what he meant to do.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He knew, at last, what he meant to do.

man

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From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

meant

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From this reading He knew, at last, what he meant to do.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

passing

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From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

pavilion

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

preoccupied

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From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

rather

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From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

really

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

recorded

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From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

Riverside

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

savage

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From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

sense

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From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

slight

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From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

stone

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

Tony

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

victory

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From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Indeed, his feeling was that of a man passing through a fever, rather than one chilled.

way

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

weather

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He knew, at last, what he meant to do.

WHOpronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Cold and wind had recorded slight impression on his preoccupied mind and his healthy body.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And he was hot with a savage sense of victory, for he brought decision back with him.

WOMAN

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From this reading THE WOMAN WHO GAVE Tony Adriance had not really heeded the weather until he found his way to the stone pavilion on Riverside Drive at dusk that evening.