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Penrod
Penrod

Chapter X

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Miss Spence gasped.
So did the pupils.
The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Penrod

Chapter X

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Miss Spence gasped.
Line 2
So did the pupils.
Line 3
The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”
Line 4
As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.
Line 5
He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

Learner Dictionary

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

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.”

Reeled verb US /riːld/

moved unsteadily as if about to fall

From this reading “As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.”

All words in this reading · 31

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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 The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.

conglomerate

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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading So did the pupils.

filled

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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.

gasped

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From this reading Miss Spence gasped.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

lump

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From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

mere

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From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

Miss

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From this reading Miss Spence gasped.

mouth

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From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

O-O-O-O-H

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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

Penrod

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From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.

pupils

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From this reading So did the pupils.

reeledverbUS /riːld/

moved unsteadily as if about to fall

From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.

room

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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”

sat

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From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

shock

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From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So did the pupils.

Spence

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From this reading Miss Spence gasped.

stupefaction

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From this reading He sat with his mouth open, a mere lump of stupefaction.

swelling

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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading So did the pupils.

walls

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From this reading As for Penrod himself, the walls reeled with the shock.

whole

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From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The whole room filled with a swelling conglomerate “O-O-O-O-H!”