Chapter III
My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet. Then I glanced at the man. Had he heard? I was not quite sure. His chin, I fancied, was a trifle higher.
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My
cheeks
grew
hot
in
sympathy
with
the
painful
red
that
swept
to
the
roots
of
the
thin
gray
hair
under
the
tip-tilted
bonnet.
Then
I
glanced
at
the
man.
Had
he
heard?
I
was
not
quite
sure.
His
chin,
I
fancied,
was
a
trifle
higher.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
My
cheeks
grew
hot
in
sympathy
with
the
painful
red
that
swept
to
the
roots
of
the
thin
gray
hair
under
the
tip-tilted
bonnet.
Line 2
Then
I
glanced
at
the
man.
Line 3
Had
he
heard?
Line 4
I
was
not
quite
sure.
/aɪ wɑːz nɑːt quite sure/
Line 5
His
chin,
I
fancied,
was
a
trifle
higher.
Learner Dictionary
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Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was not quite sure.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was not quite sure.”
Thin
adjective
US /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.”
Trifle
noun
US /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “His chin, I fancied, was a trifle higher.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.”
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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 His chin, I fancied, was a trifle higher.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then I glanced at the man.
bonnet
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cheeks
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
chin
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fancied
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glanced
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gray
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grew
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Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he heard?
hair
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he heard?
heard
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higher
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HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His chin, I fancied, was a trifle higher.
hot
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I glanced at the man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
man
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From this reading Then I glanced at the man.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was not quite sure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
painful
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not quite sure.
red
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
roots
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was not quite sure.
swept
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
sympathy
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
Then
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From this reading Then I glanced at the man.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
tip-tilted
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From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading His chin, I fancied, was a trifle higher.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was not quite sure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My cheeks grew hot in sympathy with the painful red that swept to the roots of the thin gray hair under the tip-tilted bonnet.