Chapter XII
[PHILIP goes out. JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way. Was it a dream, or wasn't it? He will never be quite certain.] BELINDA An April Folly in Three Acts CHARACTERS BELINDA TREMAYNE.
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[PHILIP
goes
out.
JAMES,
following
him,
turns
at
the
door,
and
looks
round
the
room
in
a
bewildered
way.
Was
it
a
dream,
or
wasn't
it?
He
will
never
be
quite
certain.]
BELINDA
An
April
Folly
in
Three
Acts
CHARACTERS
BELINDA
TREMAYNE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[PHILIP
goes
out.
Line 2
JAMES,
following
him,
turns
at
the
door,
and
looks
round
the
room
in
a
bewildered
way.
Line 3
Was
it
a
dream,
or
wasn't
it?
Line 4
He
will
never
be
quite
certain.]
Line 5
BELINDA
An
April
Folly
in
Three
Acts
CHARACTERS
BELINDA
TREMAYNE.
Learner Dictionary
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Bewildered
noun
US /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.”
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Was it a dream, or wasn't it?”
Folly
noun
US /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading “BELINDA An April Folly in Three Acts CHARACTERS BELINDA TREMAYNE.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will never be quite certain.]”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will never be quite certain.]”
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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 JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
Acts
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AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BELINDA An April Folly in Three Acts CHARACTERS BELINDA TREMAYNE.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
April
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He will never be quite certain.]
BELINDA
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bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
certain
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From this reading He will never be quite certain.]
CHARACTERS
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door
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From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Was it a dream, or wasn't it?
following
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From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
FollynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading BELINDA An April Folly in Three Acts CHARACTERS BELINDA TREMAYNE.
goes
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From this reading [PHILIP goes out.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will never be quite certain.]
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it a dream, or wasn't it?
JAMES
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looks
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From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will never be quite certain.]
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it a dream, or wasn't it?
out
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PHILIP
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quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He will never be quite certain.]
room
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round
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
Three
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TREMAYNE
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turns
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Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wasn't
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way
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From this reading JAMES, following him, turns at the door, and looks round the room in a bewildered way.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will never be quite certain.]