Chapter IX
She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly. She says, "How is this?" Everet seizes her hand. "I do not know. I waited for you in the carriage.
Juggernaut: A Veiled Record
Chapter IX
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She
turns
to
him
and
looks
at
him
inquisitively,
and
a
little
coldly.
She
says,
"How
is
this?"
Everet
seizes
her
hand.
"I
do
not
know.
I
waited
for
you
in
the
carriage.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
She
turns
to
him
and
looks
at
him
inquisitively,
and
a
little
coldly.
Line 2
She
says,
"How
is
this?"
Line 3
Everet
seizes
her
hand.
Line 4
"I
do
not
know.
/aɪ duː nɑːt know/
Line 5
I
waited
for
you
in
the
carriage.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everet seizes her hand.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do not know.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.”
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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 She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
carriage
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From this reading I waited for you in the carriage.
coldly
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From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not know.
Everet
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From this reading Everet seizes her hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I waited for you in the carriage.
hand
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From this reading Everet seizes her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everet seizes her hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
How
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From this reading She says, "How is this?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I waited for you in the carriage.
inquisitively
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From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She says, "How is this?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not know.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
looks
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From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not know.
says
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From this reading She says, "How is this?"
seizes
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From this reading Everet seizes her hand.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I waited for you in the carriage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She says, "How is this?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
turns
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From this reading She turns to him and looks at him inquisitively, and a little coldly.
waited
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From this reading I waited for you in the carriage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I waited for you in the carriage.