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Chapter XXXV

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THE SUMMING UP.
Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.
Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.
Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.
Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Olivia

Chapter XXXV

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SUMMING UP.
Line 2
Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.
Line 3
Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.
Line 4
Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.
Line 5
Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Cell noun US /sel/

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading “Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.”

All words in this reading · 38

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adjournment

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From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

afterward

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From this reading Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

announced

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From this reading Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.

cellnounUS /sel/

A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.

From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

closed

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From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

door

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From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

Edgar

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From this reading Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.

faintest

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From this reading Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.

Faradeane

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From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

Five

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From this reading Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.

gesture

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From this reading Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.

hand

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From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

held

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From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.

led

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From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

minutes

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From this reading Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.

Mr

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From this reading Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.

out

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From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

SUMMING

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From this reading THE SUMMING UP.

surprise

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From this reading Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SUMMING UP.

then

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From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

UP

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From this reading THE SUMMING UP.

wait

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From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

waited

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From this reading Mr. Edgar waited until the door closed, and then held out his hand.

warder

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From this reading Five minutes afterward the warder announced Mr. Edgar.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Faradeane was led to the cell in which he was to wait during the adjournment.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Faradeane took it with the faintest gesture of surprise.