Chapter VII
MALISE. Nothing to tell you, child. At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it. Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat. CLARE.
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Chapter VII
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MALISE.
Nothing
to
tell
you,
child.
At
that
touch
of
tenderness
she
goes
up
to
his
chair
and
kneels
down
beside
it.
Mechanically
MALISE
takes
off
his
hat.
CLARE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MALISE.
Line 2
Nothing
to
tell
you,
child.
Line 3
At
that
touch
of
tenderness
she
goes
up
to
his
chair
and
kneels
down
beside
it.
Line 4
Mechanically
MALISE
takes
off
his
hat.
Line 5
CLARE.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.”
Mechanically
noun
US /ˈmechanically/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing to tell you, child.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing to tell you, child.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
chair
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From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
child
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From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
CLARE
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From this reading CLARE.
down
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goes
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hat
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
kneels
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From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
MALISE
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From this reading MALISE.
Mechanically
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From this reading Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
off
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From this reading Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
takes
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From this reading Mechanically MALISE takes off his hat.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
tenderness
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From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.
touch
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up
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From this reading At that touch of tenderness she goes up to his chair and kneels down beside it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Nothing to tell you, child.