Chapter XXVIII
INNOCENT OR GUILTY? Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom. Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out: "I'm dying of hunger!" It was about nine o'clock in the morning.
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Chapter XXVIII
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INNOCENT
OR
GUILTY?
Juve
and
Doctor
Gast
were
talking
in
low
tones
in
the
dining-room
adjoining
the
bedroom.
Their
patient,
Fandor,
had
just
wakened
and
had
cried
out:
"I'm
dying
of
hunger!"
It
was
about
nine
o'clock
in
the
morning.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
INNOCENT
OR
GUILTY?
Line 2
Juve
and
Doctor
Gast
were
talking
in
low
tones
in
the
dining-room
adjoining
the
bedroom.
Line 3
Their
patient,
Fandor,
had
just
wakened
and
had
cried
out:
Line 4
"I'm
dying
of
hunger!"
Line 5
It
was
about
nine
o'clock
in
the
morning.
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It was about nine o'clock in the morning.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:”
Doctor
noun
US /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was about nine o'clock in the morning.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the morning.
adjoining
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
bedroom
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
dining-room
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
dying
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From this reading "I'm dying of hunger!"
Fandor
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From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
Gast
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
GUILTY
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From this reading INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
hunger
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From this reading "I'm dying of hunger!"
I'm
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From this reading "I'm dying of hunger!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
INNOCENT
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From this reading INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the morning.
just
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From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
Juve
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
low
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the morning.
nine
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From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the morning.
o'clock
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm dying of hunger!"
ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading INNOCENT OR GUILTY?
out
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From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
patient
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From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
talking
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
tones
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From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.
wakened
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From this reading Their patient, Fandor, had just wakened and had cried out:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about nine o'clock in the morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Juve and Doctor Gast were talking in low tones in the dining-room adjoining the bedroom.