Chapter VII
"Gloria!" Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps. The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled: "I'm coming. Just a minute."
The Everlasting Whisper
Chapter VII
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"Gloria!"
Gratton
was
calling
from
the
foot
of
the
steps.
The
voice
that
answered
for
her
was
clear
and
steady
and,
downstairs,
must
have
sounded
untroubled:
"I'm
coming.
Just
a
minute."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Gloria!"
Line 2
Gratton
was
calling
from
the
foot
of
the
steps.
Line 3
The
voice
that
answered
for
her
was
clear
and
steady
and,
downstairs,
must
have
sounded
untroubled:
Line 4
"I'm
coming.
Line 5
Just
a
minute."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:”
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:”
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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 Just a minute."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
calling
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From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
clear
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From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
coming
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From this reading "I'm coming.
downstairs
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From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
Gloria
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From this reading "Gloria!"
Gratton
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From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
I'm
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From this reading "I'm coming.
Just
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From this reading Just a minute."
minute
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From this reading Just a minute."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
sounded
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From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
steady
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From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
steps
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From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.
untroubled
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From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
voice
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From this reading The voice that answered for her was clear and steady and, downstairs, must have sounded untroubled:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gratton was calling from the foot of the steps.