Chapter XIX
He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly. He jumped up. “You--Señorita! For a miserable old man! You break my heart.”
Romance
Chapter XIX
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He
was
looking
up
at
her,
as
if
struck
dumb,
roiling
his
eye
wildly.
He
jumped
up.
“You--Señorita!
For
a
miserable
old
man!
You
break
my
heart.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
He
was
looking
up
at
her,
as
if
struck
dumb,
roiling
his
eye
wildly.
Line 2
He
jumped
up.
Line 3
“You--Señorita!
Line 4
For
a
miserable
old
man!
Line 5
You
break
my
heart.”
Learner Dictionary
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Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.”
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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 For a miserable old man!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
break
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From this reading You break my heart.”
dumb
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eye
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From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a miserable old man!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
heart
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From this reading You break my heart.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
jumped
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From this reading He jumped up.
looking
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From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
man
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From this reading For a miserable old man!
miserable
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From this reading For a miserable old man!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You break my heart.”
old
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From this reading For a miserable old man!
roiling
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From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
Señorita
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From this reading “You--Señorita!
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
up
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From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
wildly
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From this reading He was looking up at her, as if struck dumb, roiling his eye wildly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You--Señorita!