Chapter IX
“How goes it?” I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued: “I see you do not recognize me.” “No, I do not.” “Des Barrets.”
Original Short Stories — Volume 05
Chapter IX
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“How
goes
it?”
I
turned
sharply
round
and
closely
scanned
his
features,
whereupon
he
continued:
“I
see
you
do
not
recognize
me.”
“No,
I
do
not.”
“Des
Barrets.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“How
goes
it?”
Line 2
I
turned
sharply
round
and
closely
scanned
his
features,
whereupon
he
continued:
Line 3
“I
see
you
do
not
recognize
me.”
Line 4
“No,
I
do
not.”
/noʊ aɪ duː nɑːt/
Line 5
“Des
Barrets.”
Learner Dictionary
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Continued
noun
US /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:”
Sharply
noun
US /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
Barrets
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From this reading “Des Barrets.”
closely
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From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
Des
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From this reading “Des Barrets.”
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
features
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From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
goes
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From this reading “How goes it?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
How
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From this reading “How goes it?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How goes it?”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I do not.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
recognize
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From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
round
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From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
scanned
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From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
see
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From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
turned
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From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
whereupon
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From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”