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Kept in the Dark
Kept in the Dark

Chapter XIX

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THE SECRET ESCAPES.
"All right.
See you soon.
Ever yours, F. G."
Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Kept in the Dark

Chapter XIX

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SECRET ESCAPES.
Line 2
"All right.
Line 3
See you soon.
Line 4
Ever yours, F. G."
Line 5
Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

Learner Dictionary

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

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ever yours, F. G."”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"All right.”

SECRET noun US /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading “THE SECRET ESCAPES.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “See you soon.”

Yours pronoun US /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading “Ever yours, F. G."”

All words in this reading · 25

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All

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From this reading "All right.

Altifiorla

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

declared

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

entire

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

ESCAPES

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From this reading THE SECRET ESCAPES.

EvernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ever yours, F. G."

F

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From this reading Ever yours, F. G."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

G

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From this reading Ever yours, F. G."

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

lover

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

Miss

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

now

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

received

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

response

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From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

rightnounUS /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "All right.

SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading THE SECRET ESCAPES.

See

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From this reading See you soon.

soon

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From this reading See you soon.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SECRET ESCAPES.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Such was the entire response which Miss Altifiorla received from her now declared lover.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading See you soon.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading Ever yours, F. G."