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A Prince of Sinners
A Prince of Sinners

Chapter XXXVIII

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LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.
Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.
"Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."
"Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.
I'm to be listener."
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A Prince of Sinners

Chapter XXXVIII

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.
Line 2
Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.
Line 3
"Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."
Line 4
"Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.
Line 5
I'm to be listener."

Learner Dictionary

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

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.”

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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 "Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.

ahead

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

ascent

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I'm to be listener."

belt

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

Caroom

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

carriage

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

commenced

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

corrected

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From this reading "Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.

down

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

eyes

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

fixed

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

I'm

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From this reading I'm to be listener."

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

LADY

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

listener

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From this reading I'm to be listener."

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

narrow

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

Now

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From this reading "Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading "Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."

parasol

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

pine-woods

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

plunged

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

put

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

road

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

Saalburg

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

said

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From this reading "Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."

SAYS

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."

smile

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From this reading "Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.

steadfastly

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

SYBIL

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

talk

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From this reading "Now, Sybil," she said, "for our talk."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

turned

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

uphill

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

white

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From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Lady Caroom put down her parasol and turned towards Sybil, whose eyes were steadfastly fixed upon the narrow white belt of road ahead.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.

YES

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From this reading LADY SYBIL SAYS "YES" The carriage plunged into the shadow of the pine-woods, and commenced the long uphill ascent to Saalburg.

YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Your talk," Sybil corrected her, with a smile.