Chapter XVIII
DANCY. Steady, Mab! [Putting her back from him] Now! He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go. Summoning up her courage, she goes to open the outer door.
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DANCY.
Steady,
Mab!
[Putting
her
back
from
him]
Now!
He
opens
the
bedroom
door,
Left,
and
stands
waiting
for
her
to
go.
Summoning
up
her
courage,
she
goes
to
open
the
outer
door.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
DANCY.
Line 2
Steady,
Mab!
Line 3
[Putting
her
back
from
him]
Now!
Line 4
He
opens
the
bedroom
door,
Left,
and
stands
waiting
for
her
to
go.
Line 5
Summoning
up
her
courage,
she
goes
to
open
the
outer
door.
Learner Dictionary
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Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Summoning up her courage, she goes to open the outer door.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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back
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bedroom
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courage
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DANCY
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door
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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go
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goes
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [Putting her back from him] Now!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Putting her back from him] Now!
LeftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go.
Mab
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Now
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openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
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opens
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outer
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Putting
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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stands
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Steady
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From this reading Steady, Mab!
Summoning
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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up
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waiting
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From this reading He opens the bedroom door, Left, and stands waiting for her to go.