Chapter IX
Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment. ‘Yes--I think I was--once,’ she murmured. ‘Aha! And were you ever kissed by a man?’ A pause.
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Chapter IX
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Cytherea
was
surprised
to
hear
how
quickly
the
voice
had
altered
from
tenderness
to
harshness,
vexation,
and
disappointment.
‘Yes--I
think
I
was--once,’
she
murmured.
‘Aha!
And
were
you
ever
kissed
by
a
man?’
A
pause.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Cytherea
was
surprised
to
hear
how
quickly
the
voice
had
altered
from
tenderness
to
harshness,
vexation,
and
disappointment.
Line 2
‘Yes--I
think
I
was--once,’
she
murmured.
Line 3
‘Aha!
Line 4
And
were
you
ever
kissed
by
a
man?’
Line 5
A
pause.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Disappointment
noun
US /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And were you ever kissed by a man?’”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes--I think I was--once,’ she murmured.”
Surprised
noun
US /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Yes--I think I was--once,’ she murmured.”
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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 And were you ever kissed by a man?’
Aha
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From this reading ‘Aha!
altered
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And were you ever kissed by a man?’
Cytherea
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And were you ever kissed by a man?’
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
harshness
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
how
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Yes--I think I was--once,’ she murmured.
kissed
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man
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murmured
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once
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pause
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quickly
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Yes--I think I was--once,’ she murmured.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
tenderness
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Yes--I think I was--once,’ she murmured.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
vexation
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
voice
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From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cytherea was surprised to hear how quickly the voice had altered from tenderness to harshness, vexation, and disappointment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And were you ever kissed by a man?’
Yes
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From this reading ‘Yes--I think I was--once,’ she murmured.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And were you ever kissed by a man?’