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Kept in the Dark
Kept in the Dark

Chapter XVIII

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DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.
When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.
He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.
But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.
This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kept in the Dark

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.
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When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.
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He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.
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But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.
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This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.”

Asked noun US /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.”

DICK noun US /dick/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.”

Poor noun US /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.”

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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 But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

acknowledgment

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

Altifiorla

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

altogether

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

arms

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From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

askednounUS /asked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

DICK

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From this reading DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.

expected

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From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

FINAL

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From this reading DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.

flown

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From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

Francis

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

hesitate

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From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.

inclined

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

indignant

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

ingratitude

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

lady

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From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

LEAVE

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From this reading DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.

letter

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

Miss

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

much

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

offered

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

once

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From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

partnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

poornounUS /poor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

position

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

received

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

reply

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

satisfied

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

sent

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

showed

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From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

Sir

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From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

TAKES

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From this reading DICK TAKES HIS FINAL LEAVE.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This showed so much ingratitude on her part,--was so poor an acknowledgment of the position which he had offered her, that he was inclined to be indignant.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

week

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From this reading But the lady seemed to hesitate, and asked for a week to think about it.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Sir Francis received the reply which Miss Altifiorla sent to his letter, he was not altogether satisfied with it.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He had expected that the lady would at once have flown into his arms.