Chapter XXXVIII
THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend. Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter? There, take this chair. Ah, you look like yourself again. Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
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Chapter XXXVIII
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THE
SHADOW
OF
A
GREAT
TERROR
"Sit
down,
my
friend.
Sir
Felix
and
Lady
Fordham
have
not
come;
but
what
matter?
There,
take
this
chair.
Ah,
you
look
like
yourself
again.
Has
it
ever
struck
you
that
you
are
a
handsome
man?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
SHADOW
OF
A
GREAT
TERROR
"Sit
down,
my
friend.
Line 2
Sir
Felix
and
Lady
Fordham
have
not
come;
but
what
matter?
Line 3
There,
take
this
chair.
Line 4
Ah,
you
look
like
yourself
again.
Line 5
Has
it
ever
struck
you
that
you
are
a
handsome
man?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, you look like yourself again.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?”
GREAT
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.”
Handsome
noun
US /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, you look like yourself again.”
SHADOW
noun
US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There, take this chair.”
Yourself
pronoun
US /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Ah, you look like yourself again.”
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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 THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
Ah
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From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
chair
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From this reading There, take this chair.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
down
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From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
Felix
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From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
Fordham
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From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
friend
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From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
Lady
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From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
like
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From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
man
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From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
matter
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From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
SHADOWnounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
Sir
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From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
Sit
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From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, take this chair.
TERROR
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From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Has it ever struck you that you are a handsome man?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHADOW OF A GREAT TERROR "Sit down, my friend.
There
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From this reading There, take this chair.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There, take this chair.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sir Felix and Lady Fordham have not come; but what matter?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Ah, you look like yourself again.