Chapter XII
THE ASHES OF THE FIRE. Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still. She felt like a person stunned. It was very still all around her. The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
Diana
Chapter XII
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THE
ASHES
OF
THE
FIRE.
Diana
sat
down
with
her
face
in
her
hands,
and
was
still.
She
felt
like
a
person
stunned.
It
was
very
still
all
around
her.
The
fire
gently
breathed
and
snapped;
the
living
presence
that
had
been
there
was
gone.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
ASHES
OF
THE
FIRE.
Line 2
Diana
sat
down
with
her
face
in
her
hands,
and
was
still.
Line 3
She
felt
like
a
person
stunned.
Line 4
It
was
very
still
all
around
her.
Line 5
The
fire
gently
breathed
and
snapped;
the
living
presence
that
had
been
there
was
gone.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It was very still all around her.”
ASHES
noun
US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “THE ASHES OF THE FIRE.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.”
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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 She felt like a person stunned.
all
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From this reading It was very still all around her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was very still all around her.
ASHESnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading THE ASHES OF THE FIRE.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
breathed
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From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
Diana
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From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
down
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face
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From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
felt
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From this reading She felt like a person stunned.
FIRE
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From this reading THE ASHES OF THE FIRE.
gently
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From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
gone
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From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very still all around her.
like
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From this reading She felt like a person stunned.
living
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From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ASHES OF THE FIRE.
person
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From this reading She felt like a person stunned.
presence
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From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
sat
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From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt like a person stunned.
snapped
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From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
stunned
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From this reading She felt like a person stunned.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASHES OF THE FIRE.
there
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From this reading The fire gently breathed and snapped; the living presence that had been there was gone.
very
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From this reading It was very still all around her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Diana sat down with her face in her hands, and was still.