Chapter XII
The man picked her up in his arms. “You faithless child,” he said. “It was always only a question of finding a way. And then you found it.” Belinda regarded him with shining eyes.
As Other Men Are
Chapter XII
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The
man
picked
her
up
in
his
arms.
“You
faithless
child,”
he
said.
“It
was
always
only
a
question
of
finding
a
way.
And
then
you
found
it.”
Belinda
regarded
him
with
shining
eyes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
man
picked
her
up
in
his
arms.
Line 2
“You
faithless
child,”
he
said.
Line 3
“It
was
always
only
a
question
of
finding
a
way.
Line 4
And
then
you
found
it.”
Line 5
Belinda
regarded
him
with
shining
eyes.
Learner Dictionary
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Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then you found it.””
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It was always only a question of finding a way.”
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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 “It was always only a question of finding a way.
always
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From this reading “It was always only a question of finding a way.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then you found it.”
arms
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Belinda
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child
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eyes
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faithless
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finding
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then you found it.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You faithless child,” he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man picked her up in his arms.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Belinda regarded him with shining eyes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man picked her up in his arms.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man picked her up in his arms.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was always only a question of finding a way.
man
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It was always only a question of finding a way.
only
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From this reading “It was always only a question of finding a way.
picked
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From this reading The man picked her up in his arms.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was always only a question of finding a way.
regarded
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said
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shining
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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up
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From this reading The man picked her up in his arms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was always only a question of finding a way.
way
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From this reading “It was always only a question of finding a way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Belinda regarded him with shining eyes.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You faithless child,” he said.