Chapter XXI
Dropping the Pilot
“The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly. “Young and beautiful. That much I remember.” The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket. He had never glanced at it himself.
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Chapter XXI · Dropping the Pilot
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“The
portrait
of
a
lady,”
repeated
Loo,
slowly.
“Young
and
beautiful.
That
much
I
remember.”
The
old
nobleman
had
never
removed
his
covering
hand
from
the
locket.
He
had
never
glanced
at
it
himself.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“The
portrait
of
a
lady,”
repeated
Loo,
slowly.
Line 2
“Young
and
beautiful.
Line 3
That
much
I
remember.”
Line 4
The
old
nobleman
had
never
removed
his
covering
hand
from
the
locket.
Line 5
He
had
never
glanced
at
it
himself.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had never glanced at it himself.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.”
Remember
verb
US /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “That much I remember.””
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.”
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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 portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Young and beautiful.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had never glanced at it himself.
beautiful
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From this reading “Young and beautiful.
covering
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From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
glanced
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From this reading He had never glanced at it himself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
hand
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From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never glanced at it himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had never glanced at it himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That much I remember.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had never glanced at it himself.
lady
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From this reading “The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
locket
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From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
Loo
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From this reading “The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
much
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From this reading That much I remember.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
nobleman
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From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
old
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From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
portrait
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From this reading “The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading That much I remember.”
removed
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From this reading The old nobleman had never removed his covering hand from the locket.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
slowly
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From this reading “The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That much I remember.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The portrait of a lady,” repeated Loo, slowly.
Young
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From this reading “Young and beautiful.