Chapter XII
"Yes," cried Gloria. She sprang up and confronted him angrily. "Yes to both questions." "You know who they are, then?" "No; but that doesn't matter."
The Everlasting Whisper
Chapter XII
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"Yes,"
cried
Gloria.
She
sprang
up
and
confronted
him
angrily.
"Yes
to
both
questions."
"You
know
who
they
are,
then?"
"No;
but
that
doesn't
matter."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes,"
cried
Gloria.
Line 2
She
sprang
up
and
confronted
him
angrily.
Line 3
"Yes
to
both
questions."
Line 4
"You
know
who
they
are,
then?"
Line 5
"No;
but
that
doesn't
matter."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," cried Gloria.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know who they are, then?"”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sprang up and confronted him angrily.
angrily
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From this reading She sprang up and confronted him angrily.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You know who they are, then?"
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Yes to both questions."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No; but that doesn't matter."
confronted
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From this reading She sprang up and confronted him angrily.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," cried Gloria.
doesn't
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From this reading "No; but that doesn't matter."
Gloria
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From this reading "Yes," cried Gloria.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She sprang up and confronted him angrily.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know who they are, then?"
matter
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From this reading "No; but that doesn't matter."
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No; but that doesn't matter."
questions
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From this reading "Yes to both questions."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sprang up and confronted him angrily.
sprang
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From this reading She sprang up and confronted him angrily.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; but that doesn't matter."
then
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From this reading "You know who they are, then?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You know who they are, then?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes to both questions."
up
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From this reading She sprang up and confronted him angrily.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "You know who they are, then?"
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," cried Gloria.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know who they are, then?"