Chapter VII
[Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.] EDGAR. [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir? Mrs. Roberts is dead! [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
Strife: A Drama in Three Acts
Chapter VII
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[Through
the
double-doors
EDGAR
comes
in
looking
very
grave.]
EDGAR.
[To
his
Father.]
Have
you
heard
this,
sir?
Mrs.
Roberts
is
dead!
[Every
one
stages
at
him,
as
if
trying
to
gauge
the
importance
of
this
news.]
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[Through
the
double-doors
EDGAR
comes
in
looking
very
grave.]
Line 2
EDGAR.
Line 3
[To
his
Father.]
Have
you
heard
this,
sir?
Line 4
Mrs.
Roberts
is
dead!
Line 5
[Every
one
stages
at
him,
as
if
trying
to
gauge
the
importance
of
this
news.]
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Roberts is dead!”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “[Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “[To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “[Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “[Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
comes
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From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Roberts is dead!
double-doors
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From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
EDGAR
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From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
Father
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From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?
gauge
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From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
grave
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From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?
heard
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From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
importance
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From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Roberts is dead!
looking
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From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Roberts is dead!
news
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From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
Roberts
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From this reading Mrs. Roberts is dead!
sir
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From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?
stages
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From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?
trying
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From this reading [Every one stages at him, as if trying to gauge the importance of this news.]
very
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From this reading [Through the double-doors EDGAR comes in looking very grave.]
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [To his Father.] Have you heard this, sir?