Chapter VII
He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked. "Betty!" "Betty!" His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name. "Thank you, Betty!"
Betty Trevor
Chapter VII
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He
paused
for
a
moment
or
two,
then
suddenly--
"What
is
your
name?"
he
asked.
"Betty!"
"Betty!"
His
voice
lingered
over
the
pretty,
girlish
name.
"Thank
you,
Betty!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
paused
for
a
moment
or
two,
then
suddenly--
"What
is
your
name?"
he
asked.
Line 2
"Betty!"
Line 3
"Betty!"
Line 4
His
voice
lingered
over
the
pretty,
girlish
name.
Line 5
"Thank
you,
Betty!"
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 “He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.”
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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 He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
Betty
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From this reading "Betty!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
girlish
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From this reading His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
lingered
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From this reading His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.
moment
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From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.
paused
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From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
pretty
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From this reading His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
Thank
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From this reading "Thank you, Betty!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.
then
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From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
two
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From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
voice
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From this reading His voice lingered over the pretty, girlish name.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you, Betty!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He paused for a moment or two, then suddenly-- "What is your name?" he asked.