Chapter III
Luna raised her head proudly. Farewell to her look of compassion! Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!... Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise. "Goodnight!"
Luna Benamor
Chapter III
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Luna
raised
her
head
proudly.
Farewell
to
her
look
of
compassion!
Farewell
to
the
melancholy
mood
in
which
she
had
listened
to
the
youth!...
Her
eyes
shone
with
a
steely
glance;
her
voice
was
cruel
and
concise.
"Goodnight!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Luna
raised
her
head
proudly.
Line 2
Farewell
to
her
look
of
compassion!
Line 3
Farewell
to
the
melancholy
mood
in
which
she
had
listened
to
the
youth!...
Line 4
Her
eyes
shone
with
a
steely
glance;
her
voice
was
cruel
and
concise.
Line 5
"Goodnight!"
Learner Dictionary
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Cruel
adjective
US /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Farewell to her look of compassion!”
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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 Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
compassion
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concise
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crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
Farewell
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glance
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From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
Goodnight
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From this reading "Goodnight!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
head
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From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
listened
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Luna
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melancholy
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mood
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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proudly
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From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
raised
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From this reading Luna raised her head proudly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
shone
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From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
steely
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From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Farewell to her look of compassion!
voice
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From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes shone with a steely glance; her voice was cruel and concise.
youth
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From this reading Farewell to the melancholy mood in which she had listened to the youth!...