Chapter VIII
NANCY KING. The rest of the day passed in a subdued state. The girls hardly knew themselves. They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them. These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
Girls of the Forest
Chapter VIII
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NANCY
KING.
The
rest
of
the
day
passed
in
a
subdued
state.
The
girls
hardly
knew
themselves.
They
felt
as
though
tiny
and
invisible
chains
were
surrounding
them.
These
chains
pulled
them
whenever
they
moved.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
NANCY
KING.
Line 2
The
rest
of
the
day
passed
in
a
subdued
state.
Line 3
The
girls
hardly
knew
themselves.
Line 4
They
felt
as
though
tiny
and
invisible
chains
were
surrounding
them.
Line 5
These
chains
pulled
them
whenever
they
moved.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.”
Pulled
noun
US /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These chains pulled them whenever they moved.”
Rest
noun
US /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.”
Themselves
pronoun
US /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “The girls hardly knew themselves.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These chains pulled them whenever they moved.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.”
Whenever
conjunction
US /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “These chains pulled them whenever they moved.”
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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 The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
chains
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From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
day
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From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
felt
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From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
girls
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hardly
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From this reading The girls hardly knew themselves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
invisible
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From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
KING
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From this reading NANCY KING.
knew
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From this reading The girls hardly knew themselves.
moved
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From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
NANCY
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From this reading NANCY KING.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
state
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From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
subdued
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From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
surrounding
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From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest of the day passed in a subdued state.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The girls hardly knew themselves.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
tiny
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From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They felt as though tiny and invisible chains were surrounding them.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading These chains pulled them whenever they moved.