Chapter I
List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF. “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?” “GET THE FRONT DOOR KEY.” LIDDY FETCHED IT. “I FEEL—ALMOST TOO MUCH—TO THINK,” HE SAID.
Far from the Madding Crowd
Chapter I
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List
of
Illustrations
HANDS
WERE
LOOSENING
HIS
NECKERCHIEF.
“DO
YOU
HAPPEN
TO
WANT
A
SHEPPERD
MA’AM?”
“GET
THE
FRONT
DOOR
KEY.”
LIDDY
FETCHED
IT.
“I
FEEL—ALMOST
TOO
MUCH—TO
THINK,”
HE
SAID.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
List
of
Illustrations
HANDS
WERE
LOOSENING
HIS
NECKERCHIEF.
Line 2
“DO
YOU
HAPPEN
TO
WANT
A
SHEPPERD
MA’AM?”
Line 3
“GET
THE
FRONT
DOOR
KEY.”
Line 4
LIDDY
FETCHED
IT.
Line 5
“I
FEEL—ALMOST
TOO
MUCH—TO
THINK,”
HE
SAID.
Learner Dictionary
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HANDS
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.”
THINK
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I FEEL—ALMOST TOO MUCH—TO THINK,” HE SAID.”
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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 “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?”
ALMOST
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From this reading “I FEEL—ALMOST TOO MUCH—TO THINK,” HE SAID.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?”
DOOR
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From this reading “GET THE FRONT DOOR KEY.”
FEEL
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FETCHED
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From this reading LIDDY FETCHED IT.
FRONT
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From this reading “GET THE FRONT DOOR KEY.”
GET
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From this reading “GET THE FRONT DOOR KEY.”
HANDSplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.
HAPPEN
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HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I FEEL—ALMOST TOO MUCH—TO THINK,” HE SAID.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I FEEL—ALMOST TOO MUCH—TO THINK,” HE SAID.
Illustrations
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From this reading List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LIDDY FETCHED IT.
KEY
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From this reading “GET THE FRONT DOOR KEY.”
LIDDY
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From this reading LIDDY FETCHED IT.
List
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From this reading List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.
LOOSENING
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MA'AM
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From this reading “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?”
MUCH
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NECKERCHIEF
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From this reading List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.
SAID
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SHEPPERD
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From this reading “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “GET THE FRONT DOOR KEY.”
THINKnounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I FEEL—ALMOST TOO MUCH—TO THINK,” HE SAID.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?”
TOO
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From this reading “I FEEL—ALMOST TOO MUCH—TO THINK,” HE SAID.
WANT
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From this reading “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?”
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading List of Illustrations HANDS WERE LOOSENING HIS NECKERCHIEF.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “DO YOU HAPPEN TO WANT A SHEPPERD MA’AM?”