Chapter III
"Let me bandage your hands," she said. "I have some salve in my room." Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan. His knotted forehead relaxed. "Are you coming up?"
Harrigan
Chapter III
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"Let
me
bandage
your
hands,"
she
said.
"I
have
some
salve
in
my
room."
Her
voice
was
a
balm
to
the
troubled
heart
of
Harrigan.
His
knotted
forehead
relaxed.
"Are
you
coming
up?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Let
me
bandage
your
hands,"
she
said.
Line 2
"I
have
some
salve
in
my
room."
Line 3
Her
voice
was
a
balm
to
the
troubled
heart
of
Harrigan.
Line 4
His
knotted
forehead
relaxed.
Line 5
"Are
you
coming
up?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Let me bandage your hands," she said.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have some salve in my room."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Let me bandage your hands," she 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 Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you coming up?"
balm
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bandage
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coming
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forehead
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From this reading His knotted forehead relaxed.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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Harrigan
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From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have some salve in my room."
heart
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From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His knotted forehead relaxed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have some salve in my room."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have some salve in my room."
knotted
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From this reading His knotted forehead relaxed.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me bandage your hands," she said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me bandage your hands," she said.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have some salve in my room."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
relaxed
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From this reading His knotted forehead relaxed.
room
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said
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From this reading "Let me bandage your hands," she said.
salve
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From this reading "I have some salve in my room."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Let me bandage your hands," she said.
some
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From this reading "I have some salve in my room."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
troubled
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From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
up
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From this reading "Are you coming up?"
voice
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From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her voice was a balm to the troubled heart of Harrigan.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you coming up?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Let me bandage your hands," she said.