Chapter XV
[ANN shuts the street door and sets her back against it. The rumble of the approaching van is heard outside. It ceases.] ANN. [In a fateful voice.] Daddy!
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Chapter XV
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[ANN
shuts
the
street
door
and
sets
her
back
against
it.
The
rumble
of
the
approaching
van
is
heard
outside.
It
ceases.]
ANN.
[In
a
fateful
voice.]
Daddy!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[ANN
shuts
the
street
door
and
sets
her
back
against
it.
Line 2
The
rumble
of
the
approaching
van
is
heard
outside.
Line 3
It
ceases.]
Line 4
ANN.
Line 5
[In
a
fateful
voice.]
Daddy!
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “[ANN shuts the street door and sets her back against it.”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The rumble of the approaching van is heard outside.”
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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 [In a fateful voice.] Daddy!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading [ANN shuts the street door and sets her back against it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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ANN
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approaching
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back
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ceases
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Daddy
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door
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fateful
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heard
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading [ANN shuts the street door and sets her back against it.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [In a fateful voice.] Daddy!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rumble of the approaching van is heard outside.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [ANN shuts the street door and sets her back against it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rumble of the approaching van is heard outside.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rumble of the approaching van is heard outside.
rumble
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From this reading The rumble of the approaching van is heard outside.
sets
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shuts
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street
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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van
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voice
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