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Chapter IX

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PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter IX

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.
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When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.
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For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.
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Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.
Line 5
And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

Learner Dictionary

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

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.”

GENTLEMAN noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.”

Powers noun US /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.”

Remained noun US /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.”

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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 PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

bed

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From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

believing

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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

better

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

brother

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

dismissed

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

drove

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From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

family

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From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

GENTLEMANnounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

hall

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

hesitated

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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

house

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From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

imagination

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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

just

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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

keep

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

LADY

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

lofty

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

manner

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

out

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

persisted

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

PORTRAIT

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

powersnounUS /powers/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

remainednounUS /ˈremained/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

Ricky

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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

Rupert

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

seen

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

story

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

suggested

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

sulky

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From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

sun

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

tale

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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading And between them his family drove him sulky to bed.

trace

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From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

troubled

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From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

Val

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From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

Val's

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

very

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From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading PORTRAIT OF A LADY AND A GENTLEMAN Rupert had dismissed Val's story of what he had seen in the hall in a very lofty manner.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When his brother had persisted in it, Rupert suggested that Val had better keep out of the sun in the morning.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading For no trace of the thing which had troubled the house remained.

wholly

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From this reading Ricky hesitated between believing wholly in Val's tale or just in his powers of imagination.