Chapter VIII
A laugh from the doorway startled us. Paul Tichlorne was standing there, a smile of mockery on his lips. “You forget, my dear Lloyd,” he said. “Forget what?” “You forget,” Paul went on—“ah, you forget the shadow.”
Moon-Face, and Other Stories
Chapter VIII
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A
laugh
from
the
doorway
startled
us.
Paul
Tichlorne
was
standing
there,
a
smile
of
mockery
on
his
lips.
“You
forget,
my
dear
Lloyd,”
he
said.
“Forget
what?”
“You
forget,”
Paul
went
on—“ah,
you
forget
the
shadow.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
laugh
from
the
doorway
startled
us.
Line 2
Paul
Tichlorne
was
standing
there,
a
smile
of
mockery
on
his
lips.
Line 3
“You
forget,
my
dear
Lloyd,”
he
said.
Line 4
“Forget
what?”
Line 5
“You
forget,”
Paul
went
on—“ah,
you
forget
the
shadow.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Shadow
noun
US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading ““You forget,” Paul went on—“ah, you forget the shadow.””
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Paul Tichlorne was standing there, a smile of mockery on his lips.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You forget,” Paul went on—“ah, you forget the shadow.””
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ah
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dear
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doorway
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forget
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A laugh from the doorway startled us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You forget, my dear Lloyd,” he said.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Paul Tichlorne was standing there, a smile of mockery on his lips.
laugh
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lips
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Lloyd
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mockery
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You forget, my dear Lloyd,” he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Paul Tichlorne was standing there, a smile of mockery on his lips.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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Paul
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said
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shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “You forget,” Paul went on—“ah, you forget the shadow.”
smile
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From this reading Paul Tichlorne was standing there, a smile of mockery on his lips.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Paul Tichlorne was standing there, a smile of mockery on his lips.
startled
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From this reading A laugh from the doorway startled us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A laugh from the doorway startled us.
there
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Tichlorne
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uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A laugh from the doorway startled us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul Tichlorne was standing there, a smile of mockery on his lips.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You forget,” Paul went on—“ah, you forget the shadow.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Forget what?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You forget, my dear Lloyd,” he said.