Chapter XXIV
When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions. As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable. Would she be in? Would she see him? Alone?
Jocelyn
Chapter XXIV
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When
four
o’clock
sounded
at
last,
he
walked
into
the
hall
of
the
Mansions.
As
he
mounted
the
stairs
his
sensations
were
not
enviable.
Would
she
be
in?
Would
she
see
him?
Alone?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
When
four
o’clock
sounded
at
last,
he
walked
into
the
hall
of
the
Mansions.
Line 2
As
he
mounted
the
stairs
his
sensations
were
not
enviable.
Line 3
Would
she
be
in?
/wʊd ʃiː biː ɪn/
Line 4
Would
she
see
him?
Line 5
Alone?
/alone/
Learner Dictionary
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Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alone?”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would she be in?”
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AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone?
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would she be in?
enviable
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From this reading As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable.
four
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From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
hall
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From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would she see him?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would she be in?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
Mansions
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From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
mounted
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From this reading As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable.
o'clock
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From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
see
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From this reading Would she see him?
sensations
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Would she be in?
sounded
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stairs
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From this reading As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
walked
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From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As he mounted the stairs his sensations were not enviable.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When four o’clock sounded at last, he walked into the hall of the Mansions.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she be in?