Chapter XXXI
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room. It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window. I faced Hardy again with a question: "Not here! Where has she gone?"
Love Under Fire
Chapter XXXI
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THE
DISAPPEARANCE
OF
BILLIE
I
stared
at
him
in
surprise,
and
then
sprang
forward,
and
glanced
into
her
room.
It
was
empty,
except
for
a
trooper
kneeling
at
the
window.
I
faced
Hardy
again
with
a
question:
"Not
here!
Where
has
she
gone?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
DISAPPEARANCE
OF
BILLIE
I
stared
at
him
in
surprise,
and
then
sprang
forward,
and
glanced
into
her
room.
Line 2
It
was
empty,
except
for
a
trooper
kneeling
at
the
window.
Line 3
I
faced
Hardy
again
with
a
question:
Line 4
"Not
here!
/nɑːt here/
Line 5
Where
has
she
gone?"
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I faced Hardy again with a question:”
Except
preposition
US /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading “It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where has she gone?"”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not here!”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I faced Hardy again with a question:”
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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 It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
BILLIE
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
DISAPPEARANCE
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empty
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exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
faced
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From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
glanced
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gone
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From this reading Where has she gone?"
Hardy
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From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where has she gone?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not here!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
kneeling
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From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not here!
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question:
room
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where has she gone?"
sprang
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
stared
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
surprise
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
then
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From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE OF BILLIE I stared at him in surprise, and then sprang forward, and glanced into her room.
trooper
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From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where has she gone?"
window
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From this reading It was empty, except for a trooper kneeling at the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I faced Hardy again with a question: