Chapter XXXIII
Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office. There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death. He went to the house. The old nurse opened the door for him. She was weeping bitterly.
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Chapter XXXIII
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Majendie
landed
at
the
pier
and
went
straight
to
the
office.
There
he
found
a
telegram
from
Anne
telling
him
of
his
child's
death.
He
went
to
the
house.
The
old
nurse
opened
the
door
for
him.
She
was
weeping
bitterly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Majendie
landed
at
the
pier
and
went
straight
to
the
office.
Line 2
There
he
found
a
telegram
from
Anne
telling
him
of
his
child's
death.
Line 3
He
went
to
the
house.
Line 4
The
old
nurse
opened
the
door
for
him.
Line 5
She
was
weeping
bitterly.
Learner Dictionary
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Bitterly
adverb
US /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “She was weeping bitterly.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.”
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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 There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
Anne
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From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading She was weeping bitterly.
child's
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From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
death
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From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
door
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From this reading The old nurse opened the door for him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The old nurse opened the door for him.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
house
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From this reading He went to the house.
landed
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From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
Majendie
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nurse
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From this reading The old nurse opened the door for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
office
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From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
old
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From this reading The old nurse opened the door for him.
opened
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From this reading The old nurse opened the door for him.
pier
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From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was weeping bitterly.
straight
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From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
telegram
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From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
telling
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From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
There
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From this reading There he found a telegram from Anne telling him of his child's death.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was weeping bitterly.
weeping
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From this reading She was weeping bitterly.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Majendie landed at the pier and went straight to the office.