Chapter XXXIV
“I, TOO, AM FREE.” “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis. “I know!” Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands. The marquis leaned forward, regarding her with alarm.
A woman's soul
Chapter XXXIV
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“I,
TOO,
AM
FREE.”
“No
need
to
tell
me,”
said
Percy
Levant
in
a
voice
inaudible
to
the
marquis.
“I
know!”
Doris
sank
back
into
her
chair
and
covered
her
face
with
her
hands.
The
marquis
leaned
forward,
regarding
her
with
alarm.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I,
TOO,
AM
FREE.”
Line 2
“No
need
to
tell
me,”
said
Percy
Levant
in
a
voice
inaudible
to
the
marquis.
Line 3
“I
know!”
/aɪ know/
Line 4
Doris
sank
back
into
her
chair
and
covered
her
face
with
her
hands.
Line 5
The
marquis
leaned
forward,
regarding
her
with
alarm.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The marquis leaned forward, regarding her with alarm.”
FREE
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading ““I, TOO, AM FREE.””
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know!””
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.”
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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 “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
alarm
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From this reading The marquis leaned forward, regarding her with alarm.
AMauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I, TOO, AM FREE.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.
back
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chair
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covered
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Doris
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face
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From this reading Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The marquis leaned forward, regarding her with alarm.
FREEadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I, TOO, AM FREE.”
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I, TOO, AM FREE.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
inaudible
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From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know!”
leaned
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From this reading The marquis leaned forward, regarding her with alarm.
Levant
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From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
marquis
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From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
Percy
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From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
regarding
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From this reading The marquis leaned forward, regarding her with alarm.
said
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From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
sank
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From this reading Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
TOO
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From this reading “I, TOO, AM FREE.”
voice
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From this reading “No need to tell me,” said Percy Levant in a voice inaudible to the marquis.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Doris sank back into her chair and covered her face with her hands.