Chapter III
"Has he lived to an old age?" Andrea asked calmly. "Misericordia! The way you talk! As if he had merely died in his bed.
Andrea Delfin
Chapter III
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"Has
he
lived
to
an
old
age?"
Andrea
asked
calmly.
"Misericordia!
The
way
you
talk!
As
if
he
had
merely
died
in
his
bed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Has
he
lived
to
an
old
age?"
Line 2
Andrea
asked
calmly.
Line 3
"Misericordia!
Line 4
The
way
you
talk!
Line 5
As
if
he
had
merely
died
in
his
bed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andrea asked calmly.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has he lived to an old age?"”
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age
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From this reading "Has he lived to an old age?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Has he lived to an old age?"
Andrea
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From this reading Andrea asked calmly.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andrea asked calmly.
bed
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From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
calmly
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From this reading Andrea asked calmly.
died
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From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has he lived to an old age?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Has he lived to an old age?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
lived
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From this reading "Has he lived to an old age?"
merely
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From this reading As if he had merely died in his bed.
Misericordia
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From this reading "Misericordia!
old
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From this reading "Has he lived to an old age?"
talk
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From this reading The way you talk!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The way you talk!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Has he lived to an old age?"
way
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From this reading The way you talk!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The way you talk!