Chapter XXXIII
She nodded again. "Have that chair." Without arguing, he took the chair. She remained standing. The condition of George startled him.
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Chapter XXXIII
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She
nodded
again.
"Have
that
chair."
Without
arguing,
he
took
the
chair.
She
remained
standing.
The
condition
of
George
startled
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
nodded
again.
/ʃiː nodded again/
Line 2
"Have
that
chair."
Line 3
Without
arguing,
he
took
the
chair.
Line 4
She
remained
standing.
/ʃiː ˈremained ˈstanding/
Line 5
The
condition
of
George
startled
him.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded again.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have that chair."”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded again.”
Remained
noun
US /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She remained standing.”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She remained standing.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without arguing, he took the chair.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without arguing, he took the chair.”
All words in this reading · 18
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded again.
arguing
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From this reading Without arguing, he took the chair.
chair
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From this reading "Have that chair."
condition
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From this reading The condition of George startled him.
George
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From this reading The condition of George startled him.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have that chair."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Without arguing, he took the chair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The condition of George startled him.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The condition of George startled him.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She remained standing.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded again.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She remained standing.
startled
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From this reading The condition of George startled him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have that chair."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without arguing, he took the chair.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Without arguing, he took the chair.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without arguing, he took the chair.