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Kathleen's Diamonds
Kathleen's Diamonds

Chapter XXXV

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"MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
"Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
Surely you did not sleep well!"
Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.
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Kathleen's Diamonds

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"
Line 2
"Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.
Line 3
Surely you did not sleep well!"
Line 4
Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.
Line 5
It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.”

SHALL modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “"MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Surely you did not sleep well!"”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

BACK

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From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

CALL

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From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

cheeks

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

dear

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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"

exclaimed

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

eyes

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

Fox

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

gazing

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

GRAVE

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From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

heavy

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

Helen

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

HIMpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

how

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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.

ill

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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

interview

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From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

Kathleen's

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.

LOVE

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From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"

Oh

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From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.

pain

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

painful

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From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

pale

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

Ralph

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From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

sleep

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From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"

somber

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

Surely

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From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"

surprise

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From this reading Helen Fox exclaimed, gazing in surprise and pain at Kathleen's pale cheeks and heavy, somber eyes.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "MY LOVE SHALL CALL HIM BACK FROM THE GRAVE!"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

well

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From this reading Surely you did not sleep well!"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It was the morning after her painful interview with Ralph.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Oh, my dear, how ill you look this morning.