Chapter X
Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising. "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective. She nodded. "Why, yes. I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
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Francis
looked
at
her
as
if
she
had
said
something
very
surprising.
"Thrilling?"
he
said,
apparently
considering
it
the
wrong
adjective.
She
nodded.
"Why,
yes.
I've
read
of
remittance
men
all
my
life,
but
I
never
dreamed
I'd
meet
one.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Francis
looked
at
her
as
if
she
had
said
something
very
surprising.
Line 2
"Thrilling?"
he
said,
apparently
considering
it
the
wrong
adjective.
Line 3
She
nodded.
/ʃiː nodded/
Line 4
"Why,
yes.
Line 5
I've
read
of
remittance
men
all
my
life,
but
I
never
dreamed
I'd
meet
one.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.”
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adjective
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all
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
apparently
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From this reading "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
considering
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From this reading "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective.
dreamed
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
Francis
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From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
I'd
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
I've
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
meet
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
men
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
read
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
remittance
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From this reading I've read of remittance men all my life, but I never dreamed I'd meet one.
said
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From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
surprising
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From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective.
Thrilling
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From this reading "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective.
very
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From this reading Francis looked at her as if she had said something very surprising.
Why
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From this reading "Why, yes.
wrong
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From this reading "Thrilling?" he said, apparently considering it the wrong adjective.
yes
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From this reading "Why, yes.