Chapter I
A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence. "Why did you run away from me?" He replied at once, and brusquely. "Because I was tired of you!" She laughed again.
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A
laugh,
clear
and
cold
as
a
sleigh-bell
on
a
frosty
night
rang
out
on
the
silence.
"Why
did
you
run
away
from
me?"
He
replied
at
once,
and
brusquely.
"Because
I
was
tired
of
you!"
She
laughed
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
laugh,
clear
and
cold
as
a
sleigh-bell
on
a
frosty
night
rang
out
on
the
silence.
Line 2
"Why
did
you
run
away
from
me?"
Line 3
He
replied
at
once,
and
brusquely.
Line 4
"Because
I
was
tired
of
you!"
Line 5
She
laughed
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She laughed again.”
Because
conjunction
US /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “"Because I was tired of you!"”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He replied at once, and brusquely.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He replied at once, and brusquely.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.”
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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 A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She laughed again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He replied at once, and brusquely.
away
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From this reading "Why did you run away from me?"
BecauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I was tired of you!"
brusquely
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From this reading He replied at once, and brusquely.
clear
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
cold
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you run away from me?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why did you run away from me?"
frosty
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He replied at once, and brusquely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because I was tired of you!"
laugh
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
laughed
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From this reading She laughed again.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why did you run away from me?"
night
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Because I was tired of you!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
once
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From this reading He replied at once, and brusquely.
out
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
rang
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He replied at once, and brusquely.
run
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From this reading "Why did you run away from me?"
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed again.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
sleigh-bell
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From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A laugh, clear and cold as a sleigh-bell on a frosty night rang out on the silence.
tired
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From this reading "Because I was tired of you!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because I was tired of you!"
Why
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From this reading "Why did you run away from me?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you run away from me?"