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Harrigan
Harrigan

Chapter XI

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Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Harrigan

Chapter XI

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.
Line 2
She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.
Line 3
The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.
Line 4
As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.
Line 5
Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.”

All words in this reading · 56

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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 Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

appeared

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

arms

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.

back

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

breast

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From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

brimmed

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

crossed

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

dark

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

died

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

eyes

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

flooded

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

form

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

giant

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From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

gloomy

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From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.

Harrigan

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From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.

head

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

heartily

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

Kate's

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.

laughed

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

light

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

like

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

McTee

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

mirth

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

muscles

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From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

out

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

room

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

scowl

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From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

size

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From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

spread

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From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The gloomy scowl of Harrigan stopped her at last.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

tall

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From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

tears

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.

Then

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

tilted

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From this reading She tilted back her head and laughed, laughed heartily, laughed till the tears brimmed her eyes.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

touched

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From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

understanding

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

waves

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From this reading Then understanding flooded Kate's mind like waves of light in a dark room.

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where they touched his breast, the muscles spread out to a giant size.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading As her mirth died out, the tall form of McTee appeared suddenly before them with his arms crossed.