Chapter III
THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY. When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh. Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head. "Aha! So you're here, are you?
Peter the Priest
Chapter III
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THE
LORDS
OF
MADOCSANY.
When
they
were
left
alone,
the
Lady
began
to
laugh.
Her
pleasure
was
as
passionately
violent
as
her
anger;
she
clapped
her
hands
and
pressed
them
to
her
head.
"Aha!
So
you're
here,
are
you?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LORDS
OF
MADOCSANY.
Line 2
When
they
were
left
alone,
the
Lady
began
to
laugh.
Line 3
Her
pleasure
was
as
passionately
violent
as
her
anger;
she
clapped
her
hands
and
pressed
them
to
her
head.
Line 4
"Aha!
Line 5
So
you're
here,
are
you?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you're here, are you?”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.”
Violent
noun
US /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
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Aha
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From this reading "Aha!
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
anger
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From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So you're here, are you?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
clapped
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From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
head
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From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So you're here, are you?
Lady
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From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
laugh
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From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
LORDS
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From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
MADOCSANY
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From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
passionately
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From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
pleasure
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From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
pressed
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From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you're here, are you?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you're here, are you?
you're
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From this reading So you're here, are you?