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A Modern Wizard

Chapter XII

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ONE NIGHT.
"Leon!
Leon!"
The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Modern Wizard

Chapter XII

Reading 1/60 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
ONE NIGHT.
Line 2
"Leon!
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Leon!"
Line 4
The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.
Line 5
The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.

Learner Dictionary

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

ONE pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “ONE NIGHT.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.”

All words in this reading · 24

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

asleep

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back

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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

call

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From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.

cry

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fell

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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

heard

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From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

Leon

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From this reading "Leon!

low

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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

NIGHT

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From this reading ONE NIGHT.

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ONE NIGHT.

pillow

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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

quickly

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From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.

responded

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From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.

suffering

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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

weak

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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

woman

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From this reading The cry was low and weak, and the suffering woman fell back upon her pillow.

youth

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From this reading The youth, though asleep, heard, and quickly responded to the call.