Chapter VI
THE LETTER. _YES_, what did it mean? Christmas Eve, and Hartley still absent? Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library. Mr. Delancy looked into her face narrowly as she entered.
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Chapter VI
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THE
LETTER.
_YES_,
what
did
it
mean?
Christmas
Eve,
and
Hartley
still
absent?
Twilight
was
falling
when
Irene
came
down
from
her
room
and
joined
her
father
in
the
library.
Mr.
Delancy
looked
into
her
face
narrowly
as
she
entered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LETTER.
Line 2
_YES_,
what
did
it
mean?
Line 3
Christmas
Eve,
and
Hartley
still
absent?
Line 4
Twilight
was
falling
when
Irene
came
down
from
her
room
and
joined
her
father
in
the
library.
Line 5
Mr.
Delancy
looked
into
her
face
narrowly
as
she
entered.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Delancy looked into her face narrowly as she entered.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Christmas Eve, and Hartley still absent?”
Twilight
noun
US /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.”
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absent
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From this reading Christmas Eve, and Hartley still absent?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Christmas Eve, and Hartley still absent?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Delancy looked into her face narrowly as she entered.
came
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From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
Christmas
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From this reading Christmas Eve, and Hartley still absent?
Delancy
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _YES_, what did it mean?
down
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entered
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Eve
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face
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falling
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father
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From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
Hartley
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From this reading Christmas Eve, and Hartley still absent?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Delancy looked into her face narrowly as she entered.
Irene
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From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _YES_, what did it mean?
joined
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LETTER
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library
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Delancy looked into her face narrowly as she entered.
mean
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From this reading _YES_, what did it mean?
Mr
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narrowly
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From this reading Mr. Delancy looked into her face narrowly as she entered.
room
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From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Delancy looked into her face narrowly as she entered.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Christmas Eve, and Hartley still absent?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER.
TwilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _YES_, what did it mean?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Twilight was falling when Irene came down from her room and joined her father in the library.
YES
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From this reading _YES_, what did it mean?