Chapter X
“Oh! I forgot! Come with me.” His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom. Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
The Night-Born
Chapter X
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“Oh!
I
forgot!
Come
with
me.”
His
wife
caught
his
hand
and
led
him
through
the
small
connecting
door
to
her
tiny
stateroom.
Still
holding
his
hand,
she
fished
in
the
depths
of
a
hat-locker
and
brought
forth
a
pint
bottle
of
champagne.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh!
Line 2
I
forgot!
Line 3
Come
with
me.”
/come wɪð miː/
Line 4
His
wife
caught
his
hand
and
led
him
through
the
small
connecting
door
to
her
tiny
stateroom.
Line 5
Still
holding
his
hand,
she
fished
in
the
depths
of
a
hat-locker
and
brought
forth
a
pint
bottle
of
champagne.
Learner Dictionary
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Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come with me.””
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.”
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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 Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
bottle
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
caught
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
champagne
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come with me.”
connecting
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depths
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
door
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
fished
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
forgot
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From this reading I forgot!
forth
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
hand
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
hat-locker
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
holding
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I forgot!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
led
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come with me.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh!
pint
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From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
small
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
stateroom
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still holding his hand, she fished in the depths of a hat-locker and brought forth a pint bottle of champagne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
tiny
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
wife
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From this reading His wife caught his hand and led him through the small connecting door to her tiny stateroom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come with me.”