Chapter V
"Who is she?" "Only a palmist." "Only a palmist!" Her voice absolutely boomed. "Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."
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"Who
is
she?"
"Only
a
palmist."
"Only
a
palmist!"
Her
voice
absolutely
boomed.
"Well,
my
brother
Douglas
is
engaged
to
be
married
to
her."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Who
is
she?"
/huː ɪz ʃiː/
Line 2
"Only
a
palmist."
Line 3
"Only
a
palmist!"
Line 4
Her
voice
absolutely
boomed.
Line 5
"Well,
my
brother
Douglas
is
engaged
to
be
married
to
her."
Learner Dictionary
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Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."”
All words in this reading · 18
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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 "Only a palmist."
absolutely
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From this reading Her voice absolutely boomed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."
boomed
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From this reading Her voice absolutely boomed.
brother
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Douglas
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engaged
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From this reading "Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice absolutely boomed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is she?"
married
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From this reading "Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."
Only
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From this reading "Only a palmist."
palmist
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From this reading "Only a palmist."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who is she?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."
voice
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From this reading Her voice absolutely boomed.
Well
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From this reading "Well, my brother Douglas is engaged to be married to her."
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who is she?"