Chapter VI
Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre. "'Ah, the old home again. See--'" "Stop!" thundered Monsieur Gerardy. "Is that what you call timid and hesitating? Once more, those lines....
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Chapter VI
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Meanwhile
the
Gretry
girl
turned
again
from
left-centre.
"'Ah,
the
old
home
again.
See--'"
"Stop!"
thundered
Monsieur
Gerardy.
"Is
that
what
you
call
timid
and
hesitating?
Once
more,
those
lines....
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Meanwhile
the
Gretry
girl
turned
again
from
left-centre.
Line 2
"'Ah,
the
old
home
again.
Line 3
See--'"
"Stop!"
thundered
Monsieur
Gerardy.
Line 4
"Is
that
what
you
call
timid
and
hesitating?
Line 5
Once
more,
those
lines....
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.”
Meanwhile
noun
US /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more, those lines....”
Those
determiner
US /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Once more, those lines....”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.
Ah
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From this reading "'Ah, the old home again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Is that what you call timid and hesitating?
call
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From this reading "Is that what you call timid and hesitating?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.
Gerardy
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From this reading See--'" "Stop!" thundered Monsieur Gerardy.
girl
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Gretry
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hesitating
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home
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From this reading "'Ah, the old home again.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that what you call timid and hesitating?
left-centre
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From this reading Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.
lines
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MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.
Monsieur
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From this reading See--'" "Stop!" thundered Monsieur Gerardy.
more
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From this reading Once more, those lines....
old
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From this reading "'Ah, the old home again.
Once
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From this reading Once more, those lines....
See
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From this reading See--'" "Stop!" thundered Monsieur Gerardy.
Stop
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From this reading See--'" "Stop!" thundered Monsieur Gerardy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that what you call timid and hesitating?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Once more, those lines....
thundered
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From this reading See--'" "Stop!" thundered Monsieur Gerardy.
timid
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turned
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From this reading Meanwhile the Gretry girl turned again from left-centre.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Is that what you call timid and hesitating?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that what you call timid and hesitating?