Chapter VI
“Oh, yes.” There was a pause. “Sometimes I feel I am horrible,” said Maurice, in a low voice, talking as if to himself. And Bertie actually felt a quiver of horror. “That’s nonsense,” he said.
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Chapter VI
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“Oh,
yes.”
There
was
a
pause.
“Sometimes
I
feel
I
am
horrible,”
said
Maurice,
in
a
low
voice,
talking
as
if
to
himself.
And
Bertie
actually
felt
a
quiver
of
horror.
“That’s
nonsense,”
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh,
yes.”
Line 2
There
was
a
pause.
Line 3
“Sometimes
I
feel
I
am
horrible,”
said
Maurice,
in
a
low
voice,
talking
as
if
to
himself.
Line 4
And
Bertie
actually
felt
a
quiver
of
horror.
Line 5
“That’s
nonsense,”
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
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Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Sometimes I feel I am horrible,” said Maurice, in a low voice, talking as if to himself.”
Sometimes
noun
US /sometimes/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sometimes I feel I am horrible,” said Maurice, in a low voice, talking as if to himself.”
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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 pause.
actually
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From this reading And Bertie actually felt a quiver of horror.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I am horrible,” said Maurice, in a low voice, talking as if to himself.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Bertie actually felt a quiver of horror.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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Bertie
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feel
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felt
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s nonsense,” he said.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I am horrible,” said Maurice, in a low voice, talking as if to himself.
horrible
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horror
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I am horrible,” said Maurice, in a low voice, talking as if to himself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Sometimes I feel I am horrible,” said Maurice, in a low voice, talking as if to himself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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low
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Maurice
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nonsense
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oh
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From this reading “Oh, yes.”
pause
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quiver
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said
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Sometimes
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talking
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That's
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There
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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voice
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a pause.
yes
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From this reading “Oh, yes.”