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Athalie
Athalie

Chapter XII

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The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.
Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.
"It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.
"It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."
"_Let_ you!"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Athalie

Chapter XII

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.
Line 2
Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.
Line 3
"It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.
Line 4
"It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."
Line 5
"_Let_ you!"
/let juː/

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “"It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.”

All words in this reading · 38

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ajar

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From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

Angora

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

apartment

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From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

Athalie

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

Clive

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From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."

door

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From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

dropping

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

evening

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

fire

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

gown

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

Hafiz

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

hand

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From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

It's

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From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

lap

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

offering

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From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

rose

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

said

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From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.

sofa

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "It's good of _you_, Athalie, to let me come."

walked

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From this reading The door of the apartment stood ajar and he walked in.

white

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From this reading Athalie, still in her evening gown, rose from the sofa before the fire, dropping the white Angora, Hafiz, from her lap.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It's so good of you, Clive," she said, offering her hand.