Chapter V
There was a long silence. Then she said, “I think . . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.” “Is that all, Dolores?”
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Chapter V
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There
was
a
long
silence.
Then
she
said,
“I
think .
. yes,
someone
thought
to
me,
_The
Man
of
Language
will
come
to
you_.”
“Is
that
all,
Dolores?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
There
was
a
long
silence.
Line 2
Then
she
said,
“I
think .
Line 3
Line 4
. yes,
someone
thought
to
me,
_The
Man
of
Language
will
come
to
you_.”
Line 5
“Is
that
all,
Dolores?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “. yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.””
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a long silence.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a long silence.”
Someone
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading “. yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.””
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then she said, “I think .”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “. yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.””
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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 There was a long silence.
all
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From this reading “Is that all, Dolores?”
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
Dolores
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From this reading “Is that all, Dolores?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then she said, “I think .
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that all, Dolores?”
Language
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From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a long silence.
Man
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From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
said
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From this reading Then she said, “I think .
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she said, “I think .
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a long silence.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that all, Dolores?”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
Then
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From this reading Then she said, “I think .
There
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From this reading There was a long silence.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she said, “I think .
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long silence.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
yes
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From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading . yes, someone thought to me, _The Man of Language will come to you_.”