Chapter I
Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table. Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him. "Barker!" His voice had a ring of pain. "Sir?"
Jill the Reckless
Chapter I
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Freddie
Rooke
gazed
coldly
at
the
breakfast-table.
Through
a
gleaming
eye-glass
he
inspected
the
revolting
object
which
Barker,
his
faithful
man,
had
placed
on
a
plate
before
him.
"Barker!"
His
voice
had
a
ring
of
pain.
"Sir?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Freddie
Rooke
gazed
coldly
at
the
breakfast-table.
Line 2
Through
a
gleaming
eye-glass
he
inspected
the
revolting
object
which
Barker,
his
faithful
man,
had
placed
on
a
plate
before
him.
Line 3
"Barker!"
Line 4
His
voice
had
a
ring
of
pain.
Line 5
"Sir?"
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.”
Faithful
noun
US /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.”
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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 Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table.
Barker
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From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
breakfast-table
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From this reading Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table.
coldly
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From this reading Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table.
eye-glass
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From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
Freddie
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From this reading Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table.
gazed
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From this reading Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table.
gleaming
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From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
inspected
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From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
man
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From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
object
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From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice had a ring of pain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
pain
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From this reading His voice had a ring of pain.
placed
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plate
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revolting
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ring
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Rooke
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From this reading Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table.
Sir
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From this reading "Sir?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Freddie Rooke gazed coldly at the breakfast-table.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.
voice
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From this reading His voice had a ring of pain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through a gleaming eye-glass he inspected the revolting object which Barker, his faithful man, had placed on a plate before him.