Chapter IX
“No. I am an artist. It is necessary for my soul...” “Be quiet!” Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window. The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
Romance
Chapter IX
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“No.
I
am
an
artist.
It
is
necessary
for
my
soul...”
“Be
quiet!”
Their
hissing
ascended
along
the
wall
from
under
the
window.
The
two
_Lugarenos_
had
stolen
in
unnoticed
by
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“No.
I
am
an
artist.
Line 2
It
is
necessary
for
my
soul...”
Line 3
“Be
quiet!”
Line 4
Their
hissing
ascended
along
the
wall
from
under
the
window.
Line 5
The
two
_Lugarenos_
had
stolen
in
unnoticed
by
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Along
preposition
US /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.”
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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
artist
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From this reading “No. I am an artist.
ascended
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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be quiet!”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
hissing
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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
Lugarenos
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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
necessary
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From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No. I am an artist.
quiet
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From this reading “Be quiet!”
soul
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From this reading It is necessary for my soul...”
stolen
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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
two
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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
unnoticed
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From this reading The two _Lugarenos_ had stolen in unnoticed by me.
wall
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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.
window
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From this reading Their hissing ascended along the wall from under the window.