Chapter XXXVIII
"God made him; therefore let him pass for a man." --SHAKSPEARE. When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement. "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper. "Yes.
Anne: A Novel
Chapter XXXVIII
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"God
made
him;
therefore
let
him
pass
for
a
man."
--SHAKSPEARE.
When
Miss
Lois
returned,
and
saw
Anne's
face,
she
was
herself
stirred
to
excitement.
"You
have
seen
him!"
she
said,
in
a
whisper.
"Yes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"God
made
him;
therefore
let
him
pass
for
a
man."
Line 2
--SHAKSPEARE.
Line 3
When
Miss
Lois
returned,
and
saw
Anne's
face,
she
was
herself
stirred
to
excitement.
Line 4
"You
have
seen
him!"
she
said,
in
a
whisper.
Line 5
"Yes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.”
Therefore
adverb
US /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “"God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."”
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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 "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
Anne's
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excitement
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face
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From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
God
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From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
Lois
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From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
made
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From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
man
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From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
Miss
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From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
pass
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From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
said
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From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
saw
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From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
seen
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From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
SHAKSPEARE
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From this reading --SHAKSPEARE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
stirred
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From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "God made him; therefore let him pass for a man."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Miss Lois returned, and saw Anne's face, she was herself stirred to excitement.
whisper
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From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have seen him!" she said, in a whisper.