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England, My England
England, My England

Chapter X

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But she walked away from him.
She felt as if he had trapped her.
He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.
That same evening she went into her father’s room.
“Yes,” she said suddenly.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

England, My England

Chapter X

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But she walked away from him.
Line 2
She felt as if he had trapped her.
Line 3
He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.
Line 4
That same evening she went into her father’s room.
Line 5
“Yes,” she said suddenly.

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 “He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That same evening she went into her father’s room.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

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

From this reading ““Yes,” she said suddenly.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That same evening she went into her father’s room.”

All words in this reading · 29

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.

angry

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From this reading He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading She felt as if he had trapped her.

away

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From this reading But she walked away from him.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she walked away from him.

depressed

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From this reading He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.

despised

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From this reading He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.

evening

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From this reading That same evening she went into her father’s room.

father's

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From this reading That same evening she went into her father’s room.

felt

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From this reading She felt as if he had trapped her.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But she walked away from him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She felt as if he had trapped her.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She felt as if he had trapped her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She felt as if he had trapped her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But she walked away from him.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She felt as if he had trapped her.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading That same evening she went into her father’s room.

room

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From this reading That same evening she went into her father’s room.

said

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From this reading “Yes,” she said suddenly.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That same evening she went into her father’s room.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading But she walked away from him.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

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

From this reading “Yes,” she said suddenly.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That same evening she went into her father’s room.

trapped

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From this reading She felt as if he had trapped her.

walked

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From this reading But she walked away from him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading He was angry and depressed, he felt again despised.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That same evening she went into her father’s room.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes,” she said suddenly.