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The Enchanted Typewriter
The Enchanted Typewriter

Chapter III

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“Certainly,” was the immediate response.
“My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”
I instinctively cowered.
Candidly, I was afraid.
Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Enchanted Typewriter

Chapter III

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Certainly,” was the immediate response.
Line 2
“My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”
Line 3
I instinctively cowered.
Line 4
Candidly, I was afraid.
Line 5
Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

Learner Dictionary

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

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.””

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.”

All words in this reading · 26

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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 Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

afraid

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From this reading Candidly, I was afraid.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

Candidly

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From this reading Candidly, I was afraid.

Certainly

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From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.

cowered

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From this reading I instinctively cowered.

feared

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From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I instinctively cowered.

immediate

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From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

instinctively

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From this reading I instinctively cowered.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

met

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From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”

nee

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From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”

NevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

response

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From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.

Socrates

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From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Certainly,” was the immediate response.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

woman

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From this reading Never in my life before had I met a woman whom I feared.

Xanthippe

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From this reading “My name is Socrates, nee Xanthippe.”