Chapter XXIII
THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence. "You!" he said wonderingly. The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face. She nodded. "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
The Daffodil Mystery
Chapter XXIII
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THE
CONFESSION
OF
ODETTE
RIDER
He
could
only
gaze
in
stupified
silence.
"You!"
he
said
wonderingly.
The
girl
was
pale
and
her
eyes
never
left
his
face.
She
nodded.
"Yes,
it
is
I,"
she
said
in
a
low
voice.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
CONFESSION
OF
ODETTE
RIDER
He
could
only
gaze
in
stupified
silence.
Line 2
"You!"
he
said
wonderingly.
Line 3
The
girl
was
pale
and
her
eyes
never
left
his
face.
Line 4
She
nodded.
/ʃiː nodded/
Line 5
"Yes,
it
is
I,"
she
said
in
a
low
voice.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.”
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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 "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
CONFESSION
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
eyes
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face
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gaze
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girl
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
low
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From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded.
ODETTE
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
only
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pale
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From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
RIDER
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From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
said
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From this reading "You!" he said wonderingly.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
stupified
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From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
voice
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
wonderingly
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From this reading "You!" he said wonderingly.
Yes
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YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You!" he said wonderingly.