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Chapter XVIII

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PENITENCE AND PROBLEMS.
The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.
She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."
Here was the woman.
Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Second String

Chapter XVIII

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
PENITENCE AND PROBLEMS.
Line 2
The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.
Line 3
She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."
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Here was the woman.
Line 5
Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

Learner Dictionary

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

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.”

Having auxiliary verb US /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading “Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Here was the woman.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.”

Stand noun US /stand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.”

Stopped noun US /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.”

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."”

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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 The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading PENITENCE AND PROBLEMS.

apparently

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From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

came

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From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

doing

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

far

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From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

few

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From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

finding

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

got

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From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

HerenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Here was the woman.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

incidentally

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

more

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

Nun

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From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

Nutley

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

obvious

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

out

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

paces

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From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

PENITENCE

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From this reading PENITENCE AND PROBLEMS.

plan

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

preventing

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

PROBLEMS

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From this reading PENITENCE AND PROBLEMS.

pursuance

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

really

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

row

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

sensible

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

stand

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From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

stoppednounUS /stopped/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

thereto

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

undiscoverable

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

very

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From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

visiting

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

walked

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From this reading The Nun stopped, walked on a few paces, came to a stand again.

want

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From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

wanted

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Whatever she might really want, apparently she was very far from having got it yet.

woman

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From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading She was visiting Nutley in pursuance of her plan of doing, if not that undiscoverable obvious, yet the more sensible thing--of preventing the "row" and, incidentally thereto, of finding out "what the woman really wanted."