Chapter X
"No, sir." They shook hands seriously. As Inwood left, Dineen came in. Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly: "My daughter is going to be married."
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Chapter X
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"No,
sir."
They
shook
hands
seriously.
As
Inwood
left,
Dineen
came
in.
Rivett
looked
at
Dineen
without
speaking
for
a
full
minute,
then
he
said
slowly:
"My
daughter
is
going
to
be
married."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"No,
sir."
Line 2
They
shook
hands
seriously.
Line 3
As
Inwood
left,
Dineen
came
in.
Line 4
Rivett
looked
at
Dineen
without
speaking
for
a
full
minute,
then
he
said
slowly:
Line 5
"My
daughter
is
going
to
be
married."
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 “They shook hands seriously.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Inwood left, Dineen came in.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:”
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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 Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
came
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From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
daughter
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From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
Dineen
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From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
full
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From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
going
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From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They shook hands seriously.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
Inwood
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From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Inwood left, Dineen came in.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
married
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From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
minute
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From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir."
Rivett
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From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
said
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From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
seriously
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From this reading They shook hands seriously.
shook
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From this reading They shook hands seriously.
sir
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From this reading "No, sir."
slowly
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From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
speaking
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From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
then
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From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly:
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They shook hands seriously.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My daughter is going to be married."
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Rivett looked at Dineen without speaking for a full minute, then he said slowly: