Chapter X
"Yes." "Where is she?" "Shall I speak to her?" He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room. "Alixe?"
Lorraine: A Romance
Chapter X
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"Yes."
"Where
is
she?"
"Shall
I
speak
to
her?"
He
went
out
into
the
hall
and
tapped
at
the
door
of
the
next
room.
"Alixe?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes."
Line 2
"Where
is
she?"
/wer ɪz ʃiː/
Line 3
"Shall
I
speak
to
her?"
Line 4
He
went
out
into
the
hall
and
tapped
at
the
door
of
the
next
room.
Line 5
"Alixe?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall I speak to her?"”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shall I speak to her?"”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.”
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Alixe
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From this reading "Alixe?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
door
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From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
hall
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From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is she?"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
out
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From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
room
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From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?"
speak
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From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
tapped
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From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes."