Chapter XV
"In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily. "I am confident of it. I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss. I have gleams." He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
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Chapter XV
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"In
that
blithe
hope
I
came,"
said
Ray
airily.
"I
am
confident
of
it.
I
have
my
own
ways
of
divination,
Mr.
Corliss.
I
have
gleams."
He
rose
as
if
to
go,
but
stood
looking
thoughtfully
about
the
apartment
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"In
that
blithe
hope
I
came,"
said
Ray
airily.
Line 2
"I
am
confident
of
it.
Line 3
I
have
my
own
ways
of
divination,
Mr.
Corliss.
Line 4
I
have
gleams."
Line 5
He
rose
as
if
to
go,
but
stood
looking
thoughtfully
about
the
apartment
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.”
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
airily
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From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am confident of it.
apartment
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From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
blithe
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From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
came
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From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
confident
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From this reading "I am confident of it.
Corliss
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From this reading I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.
divination
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From this reading I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.
gleams
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From this reading I have gleams."
go
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From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
hope
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From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am confident of it.
looking
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From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
Mr
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From this reading I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am confident of it.
own
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From this reading I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.
Ray
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From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
rose
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From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
said
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From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In that blithe hope I came," said Ray airily.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
thoughtfully
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From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He rose as if to go, but stood looking thoughtfully about the apartment again.
ways
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From this reading I have my own ways of divination, Mr. Corliss.