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For the Cause

Chapter II

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"They will take it in your room," he retorted.
"Come, pack, girl!
I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.
The Portails drew her away.
To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

For the Cause

Chapter II

Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"They will take it in your room," he retorted.
Line 2
"Come, pack, girl!
Line 3
I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.
Line 4
The Portails drew her away.
Line 5
To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Added noun US /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Come, pack, girl!”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.”

Drew noun US /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Portails drew her away.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They will take it in your room," he retorted.”

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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 To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

addednounUS /added/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

away

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From this reading The Portails drew her away.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Come, pack, girl!

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

drewnounUS /drew/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Portails drew her away.

felt

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

girl

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From this reading "Come, pack, girl!

grief

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

haven

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The Portails drew her away.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

indignation

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

meaning

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From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

out

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

pack

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Come, pack, girl!

pity

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

Portails

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From this reading The Portails drew her away.

pour

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

presently

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

retorted

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From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

room

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From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

safe

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

soothe

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From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

talk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Portails drew her away.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading To them her room was a haven of rest, where they felt safe, and could pour out their grief, and let her pity and indignation soothe them.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I will talk to you presently," he added, with meaning.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "They will take it in your room," he retorted.