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Audrey Craven
Audrey Craven

Chapter XXI

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In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.
Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.
Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."
He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.
He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.
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Audrey Craven

Chapter XXI

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.
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Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.
Line 3
Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."
Line 4
He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.
Line 5
He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

Learner Dictionary

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

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."”

Beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.”

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.”

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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 In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

almost

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From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

Audrey

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

autumn

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

best

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From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

character

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

classic

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

deep

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

down

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

emotion

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From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

fiction

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

finished

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From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

gone

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

head

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

heroine

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

hour

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

human

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

Idyll

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

Laura

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

leading

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

lift

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

literary

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

nature

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

owned

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From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

Piccadilly

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From this reading Not another heroine of fiction could lift her head beside Laura, the leading character of "An Idyll of Piccadilly."

queen

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

rival

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

springs

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

surface

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

touched

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From this reading He had not touched the surface this time; he had gone deep down to the springs of human nature.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He himself owned, almost with emotion, that it was the best thing he had ever done.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

woke

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.

work

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From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

Wyndham's

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From this reading Wyndham's great work was finished, and it stood alone.

year

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From this reading In the autumn of that year Audrey woke and found herself the classic of the hour, a literary queen without a rival.