Chapter XXIV
The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered. "Well," she asked, "have you any news?" Forrest shook his head. "None," he answered. "I am up for the day only.
Jeanne of the Marshes
Chapter XXIV
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The
Princess
looked
up
with
ill-concealed
eagerness
as
Forrest
entered.
"Well,"
she
asked,
"have
you
any
news?"
Forrest
shook
his
head.
"None,"
he
answered.
"I
am
up
for
the
day
only.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
Princess
looked
up
with
ill-concealed
eagerness
as
Forrest
entered.
Line 2
"Well,"
she
asked,
"have
you
any
news?"
Line 3
Forrest
shook
his
head.
Line 4
"None,"
he
answered.
/nʌn hiː ˈanswered/
Line 5
"I
am
up
for
the
day
only.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"None," he answered.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," she asked, "have you any news?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Well," she asked, "have you any news?"”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.”
None
pronoun
US /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading “"None," he answered.”
Princess
noun
US /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," she asked, "have you any news?"”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am up for the day only.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "None," he answered.
any
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From this reading "Well," she asked, "have you any news?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," she asked, "have you any news?"
day
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From this reading "I am up for the day only.
eagerness
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From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
entered
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From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I am up for the day only.
Forrest
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From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well," she asked, "have you any news?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "None," he answered.
head
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From this reading Forrest shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Forrest shook his head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am up for the day only.
ill-concealed
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From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
news
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From this reading "Well," she asked, "have you any news?"
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "None," he answered.
only
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From this reading "I am up for the day only.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," she asked, "have you any news?"
shook
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From this reading Forrest shook his head.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
up
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From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
Well
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From this reading "Well," she asked, "have you any news?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Princess looked up with ill-concealed eagerness as Forrest entered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," she asked, "have you any news?"