Chapter XXXVI
HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light. "Who are you? What do you want?" he asked. "I am here to bid you desist." "And who are you?"
The Everlasting Arms
Chapter XXXVI
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HIS
GUARDIAN
ANGEL
Romanoff
ceased
speaking,
and
his
eyes
were
fixed
on
the
two
streaks
of
light.
"Who
are
you?
What
do
you
want?"
he
asked.
"I
am
here
to
bid
you
desist."
"And
who
are
you?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
HIS
GUARDIAN
ANGEL
Romanoff
ceased
speaking,
and
his
eyes
were
fixed
on
the
two
streaks
of
light.
Line 2
"Who
are
you?
/huː ɑːr juː/
Line 3
What
do
you
want?"
he
asked.
Line 4
"I
am
here
to
bid
you
desist."
Line 5
"And
who
are
you?"
/ənd huː ɑːr juː/
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you want?" he asked.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I am here to bid you desist."”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am here to bid you desist."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
ANGEL
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What do you want?" he asked.
bid
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From this reading "I am here to bid you desist."
ceased
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
desist
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From this reading "I am here to bid you desist."
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you want?" he asked.
eyes
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fixed
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
GUARDIAN
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What do you want?" he asked.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am here to bid you desist."
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am here to bid you desist."
light
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
Romanoff
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
speaking
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
streaks
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am here to bid you desist."
two
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From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
want
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From this reading What do you want?" he asked.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HIS GUARDIAN ANGEL Romanoff ceased speaking, and his eyes were fixed on the two streaks of light.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you want?" he asked.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?