Chapter XI
Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face. What did she mean? Why did she offer to her a marriage ring? Did she know more than others knew about her? Was a new danger coming upon her?
Allison Bain
Chapter XI
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Allison
looked
anxiously
into
the
old
woman's
eager
face.
What
did
she
mean?
Why
did
she
offer
to
her
a
marriage
ring?
Did
she
know
more
than
others
knew
about
her?
Was
a
new
danger
coming
upon
her?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Allison
looked
anxiously
into
the
old
woman's
eager
face.
Line 2
What
did
she
mean?
Line 3
Why
did
she
offer
to
her
a
marriage
ring?
Line 4
Did
she
know
more
than
others
knew
about
her?
Line 5
Was
a
new
danger
coming
upon
her?
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Did she know more than others knew about her?”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did she know more than others knew about her?”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Was a new danger coming upon her?”
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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 Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
Allison
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anxiously
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coming
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danger
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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eager
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face
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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knew
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knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
marriage
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mean
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more
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new
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offer
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old
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others
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ring
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did she mean?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Was a new danger coming upon her?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was a new danger coming upon her?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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Why
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woman's
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From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.