Chapter VI
A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step. There was no answer. He rapped again, impatiently. A voice startled him: "Lorraine, I am busy!" "Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"
Lorraine: A Romance
Chapter VI
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A
little
out
of
breath,
he
knocked
at
the
door
which
faced
the
top
step.
There
was
no
answer.
He
rapped
again,
impatiently.
A
voice
startled
him:
"Lorraine,
I
am
busy!"
"Open,"
called
Jack;
"I
must
see
you!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
little
out
of
breath,
he
knocked
at
the
door
which
faced
the
top
step.
Line 2
There
was
no
answer.
Line 3
He
rapped
again,
impatiently.
Line 4
A
voice
startled
him:
"Lorraine,
I
am
busy!"
Line 5
"Open,"
called
Jack;
"I
must
see
you!"
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rapped again, impatiently.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “"Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"”
Step
noun
US /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.”
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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 A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rapped again, impatiently.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A voice startled him: "Lorraine, I am busy!"
answer
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From this reading There was no answer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
breath
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busy
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called
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From this reading "Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"
door
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faced
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From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A voice startled him: "Lorraine, I am busy!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A voice startled him: "Lorraine, I am busy!"
impatiently
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From this reading He rapped again, impatiently.
Jack
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From this reading "Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"
knocked
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From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
Lorraine
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From this reading A voice startled him: "Lorraine, I am busy!"
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"
out
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From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
rapped
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From this reading He rapped again, impatiently.
see
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From this reading "Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"
startled
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From this reading A voice startled him: "Lorraine, I am busy!"
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
There
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From this reading There was no answer.
top
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From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
voice
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From this reading A voice startled him: "Lorraine, I am busy!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A little out of breath, he knocked at the door which faced the top step.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Open," called Jack; "I must see you!"