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After Dark
After Dark

Chapter XI

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Three more days have passed.
It is evening.
Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.
The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.
They talk together seriously and in low voices.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

After Dark

Chapter XI

Reading 1/110 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Three more days have passed.
Line 2
It is evening.
Line 3
Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.
Line 4
The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.
Line 5
They talk together seriously and in low voices.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Three more days have passed.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Three more days have passed.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.”

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all

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

beautiful

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

bench

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

days

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From this reading Three more days have passed.

evening

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From this reading It is evening.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

familiar

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Three more days have passed.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They talk together seriously and in low voices.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is evening.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is evening.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

Lomaque

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

low

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From this reading They talk together seriously and in low voices.

more

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From this reading Three more days have passed.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

old

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

overlooks

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Three more days have passed.

Rose

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

scene

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

seated

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

Seine

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

seriously

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From this reading They talk together seriously and in low voices.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

spreads

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

talk

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From this reading They talk together seriously and in low voices.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

Three

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From this reading Three more days have passed.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

together

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

Trudaine

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

unchanged

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

voices

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From this reading They talk together seriously and in low voices.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.

windings

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From this reading Rose, Trudaine and Lomaque are seated together on the bench that overlooks the windings of the Seine.

yesterday

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From this reading The old familiar scene spreads before them, beautiful as ever--unchanged, as if it was but yesterday since they had all looked on it for the last time.