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Comrade Yetta
Comrade Yetta

Chapter XXVII

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NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.
It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.
Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.
She was suddenly calm.
All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Comrade Yetta

Chapter XXVII

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.
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It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.
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Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.
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She was suddenly calm.
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All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.

Learner Dictionary

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

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

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

From this reading “She was suddenly calm.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.”

All words in this reading · 57

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all

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

amazing

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

any

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From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

calm

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From this reading She was suddenly calm.

came

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From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

caught

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

coherent

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From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

downtown

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From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

elevated

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From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

escape

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

explanation

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

indeed

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

laboratory

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

League

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

misunderstanding

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From this reading All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.

muddled

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

NEW

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

office

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

out

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

psychological

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

quarrels

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From this reading All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.

reached

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From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

reactions

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

rushed

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

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

From this reading She was suddenly calm.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

Then

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From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

Things

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

Trade

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

turmoil

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From this reading All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.

unbelievable

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From this reading All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.

Union

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

utterly

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From this reading All this turmoil of misunderstanding and quarrels was utterly unbelievable.

very

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

way

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From this reading It was not until she reached the elevated and was on her way downtown that any coherent thought came to her.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Then she was caught by one of those amazing psychological reactions, which escape all laboratory explanation.

Woman's

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

WORK

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.

Yetta

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From this reading NEW WORK Things seemed very muddled indeed to Yetta as she rushed out of the office of the Woman's Trade Union League.