Chapter VIII
_The same_. _The blinds are down_. _Ashes fill the grate_. _Time_.—_Early the next morning_. _The door opens softly_.
Fanny and the Servant Problem
Chapter VIII
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_The
same_.
_The
blinds
are
down_.
_Ashes
fill
the
grate_.
_Time_.—_Early
the
next
morning_.
_The
door
opens
softly_.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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_The
same_.
/ðə same/
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_The
blinds
are
down_.
Line 3
_Ashes
fill
the
grate_.
Line 4
_Time_.—_Early
the
next
morning_.
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_The
door
opens
softly_.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Ashes
noun
US /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Time_.—_Early the next morning_.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The blinds are down_.
AshesnounUS /ˈæʃ.ɪz/
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading _Ashes fill the grate_.
blinds
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From this reading _The blinds are down_.
door
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From this reading _The door opens softly_.
down
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From this reading _The blinds are down_.
Early
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From this reading _Time_.—_Early the next morning_.
fill
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From this reading _Ashes fill the grate_.
grate
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From this reading _Ashes fill the grate_.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Time_.—_Early the next morning_.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Time_.—_Early the next morning_.
opens
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From this reading _The door opens softly_.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _The same_.
softly
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From this reading _The door opens softly_.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The same_.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Time_.—_Early the next morning_.