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Sir Tom

Chapter V

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A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Sir Tom

Chapter V

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.
Line 2
Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.
Line 3
During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.
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But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.
Line 5
Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading “During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.”

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.”

Mind noun US /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.”

Question noun US /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading “But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.”

SHADOW noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.”

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.”

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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 A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.

all

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From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

any

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From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

appeared

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From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

business

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From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

cause

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From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

certain

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From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

cloud

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From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

COMING

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From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.

difference

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From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

EVENTS

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From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

husband

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From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

Lucy's

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From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

married

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From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

mindnounUS /mind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

naturally

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From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.

opinion

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From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

questionnounUS /ˈquestion/

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

From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading A SHADOW OF COMING EVENTS.

shock

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From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

Sir

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From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

sustained

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From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.

taken

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From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

then

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From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

there

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From this reading During her short married life there had not been a cloud, or a shadow of a cloud, between them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But then there had been no question between them, nothing to cause any question, no difference of opinion.

Tom

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From this reading Sir Tom had taken all her business naturally into his hands.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Lucy's mind had sustained a certain shock when her husband appeared.