Chapter XII
"You mean never to go back to the stage?" "Never." "And yet--" he mused craftily. "Never!" She fell blindly into his trap.
The Destroying Angel
Chapter XII
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"You
mean
never
to
go
back
to
the
stage?"
"Never."
"And
yet--"
he
mused
craftily.
"Never!"
She
fell
blindly
into
his
trap.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"You
mean
never
to
go
back
to
the
stage?"
Line 2
"Never."
/never/
Line 3
"And
yet--"
he
mused
craftily.
Line 4
"Never!"
/never/
Line 5
She
fell
blindly
into
his
trap.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You mean never to go back to the stage?"”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"And yet--" he mused craftily.”
All words in this reading · 19
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet--" he mused craftily.
back
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From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"
blindly
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From this reading She fell blindly into his trap.
craftily
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fell
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From this reading She fell blindly into his trap.
go
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From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And yet--" he mused craftily.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She fell blindly into his trap.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She fell blindly into his trap.
mean
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From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"
mused
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From this reading "And yet--" he mused craftily.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fell blindly into his trap.
stage
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From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"
trap
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From this reading She fell blindly into his trap.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet--" he mused craftily.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean never to go back to the stage?"