Chapter XXI
CALLED TO ACCOUNT. ‘GO,’ said Mr. Jordan, ‘bring Eve to me.’ Barbara obeyed mechanically. She had betrayed Jasper. Her father would not spare him.
Eve: A Novel
Chapter XXI
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CALLED
TO
ACCOUNT.
‘GO,’
said
Mr.
Jordan,
‘bring
Eve
to
me.’
Barbara
obeyed
mechanically.
She
had
betrayed
Jasper.
Her
father
would
not
spare
him.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CALLED
TO
ACCOUNT.
Line 2
‘GO,’
said
Mr.
Jordan,
‘bring
Eve
to
me.’
Line 3
Barbara
obeyed
mechanically.
Line 4
She
had
betrayed
Jasper.
Line 5
Her
father
would
not
spare
him.
Learner Dictionary
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Mechanically
noun
US /ˈmechanically/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Barbara obeyed mechanically.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Her father would not spare him.”
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ACCOUNT
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Barbara
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betrayed
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bring
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CALLED
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From this reading CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
Eve
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father
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GO
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had betrayed Jasper.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father would not spare him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her father would not spare him.
Jasper
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From this reading She had betrayed Jasper.
Jordan
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From this reading ‘GO,’ said Mr. Jordan, ‘bring Eve to me.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘GO,’ said Mr. Jordan, ‘bring Eve to me.’
mechanically
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From this reading Barbara obeyed mechanically.
Mr
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her father would not spare him.
obeyed
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From this reading Barbara obeyed mechanically.
said
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From this reading ‘GO,’ said Mr. Jordan, ‘bring Eve to me.’
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had betrayed Jasper.
spare
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From this reading Her father would not spare him.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her father would not spare him.