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The Squire's Daughter
The Squire's Daughter

Chapter XVII

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THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.
His face had changed in a flash.
It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.
Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.
So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Squire's Daughter

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.
Line 2
His face had changed in a flash.
Line 3
It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.
Line 4
Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.
Line 5
So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

Learner Dictionary

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

Ashamed adjective US /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment

From this reading “It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.”

Different noun US /ˈdifferent/

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

From this reading “So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.”

Disguise noun US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading “Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.”

Sudden noun US /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.”

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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 His face had changed in a flash.

all

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From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

caught

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From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

changed

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From this reading His face had changed in a flash.

clothes

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From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

CONTEST

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From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

danger

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

dauntless

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

death

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/

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

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

eager

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

face

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From this reading His face had changed in a flash.

facing

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From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

far

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

flash

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From this reading His face had changed in a flash.

gift

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From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

glad

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From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading His face had changed in a flash.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His face had changed in a flash.

ill-made

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From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading His face had changed in a flash.

instant

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

London

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From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

Mackenzie

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From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

magnificent

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From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

man

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From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

menace

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

moment

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From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

out

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

rather

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From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

see

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

sprang

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From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

suddennounUS /sudden/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

surroundings

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

there

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

unexpected

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

up

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From this reading THE CONTEST Mackenzie sprang up and stood facing them.

virility

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From this reading Even his ill-made London clothes could not at that moment disguise his magnificent gift of virility.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading It was not at all the face of a man who had been caught and was ashamed; it was rather glad.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.

wrest

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From this reading So he might have looked--when there was no one to see him--face to face with sudden, unexpected danger in far different surroundings, dauntless, and eager to wrest his life out of the instant menace of death.