Chapter XX
OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next. “Your name?” “Henrietta Sloane.” “Are you married?” “A widow.”
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OLESON’S
STORY
HENRIETTA
SLOANE
was
called
next.
“Your
name?”
“Henrietta
Sloane.”
“Are
you
married?”
“A
widow.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OLESON’S
STORY
HENRIETTA
SLOANE
was
called
next.
Line 2
“Your
name?”
/jɔːr name/
Line 3
“Henrietta
Sloane.”
Line 4
“Are
you
married?”
Line 5
“A
widow.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Your name?””
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.”
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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 widow.”
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you married?”
called
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From this reading OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.
HENRIETTA
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From this reading OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.
married
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From this reading “Are you married?”
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your name?”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.
OLESON'S
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From this reading OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.
SLOANE
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From this reading OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.
STORY
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From this reading OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLESON’S STORY HENRIETTA SLOANE was called next.
widow
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From this reading “A widow.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you married?”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your name?”