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The Nameless Castle
The Nameless Castle

Chapter XXIX

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Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.
She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.
Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.
"My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?
What has happened?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Nameless Castle

Chapter XXIX

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.
Line 2
She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.
Line 3
Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.
Line 4
"My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?
Line 5
What has happened?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.”

Fortune noun US /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “What has happened?"”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.”

Toward preposition US /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading “"My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?”

All words in this reading · 56

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alarm

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From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

betrayed

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

dearest

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

drawn

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

exclaimed

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

eyes

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

face

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

filled

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From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

finished

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

floor

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

fragments

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From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

happened

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From this reading What has happened?"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading What has happened?"

hastened

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

hastening

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

how

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

join

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

Katharina

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

Katharina's

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

kneeling

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From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

lesson

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

lift

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

lips

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

mama

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From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

Marie

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

matter

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

park

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

pavilion

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From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

practising

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From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

saw

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From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

suffering

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

swollen

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

tear-stained

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

terribly

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From this reading Katharina's tear-stained eyes, swollen face, and drawn lips betrayed how terribly she was suffering.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Marie had finished practising her lesson, and hastened to join Katharina in the park.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

trying

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She found her in the pavilion, and was filled with alarm when she saw her "little mama" kneeling among the fragments of her fortune.

woman

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From this reading "My dearest little mama!" exclaimed Marie, hastening toward the kneeling woman, and trying to lift her from the floor, "what is the matter?