Chapter XII
"BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK." "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently. "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight. How did you escape?" "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
The Unseen Bridegroom
Chapter XII
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"BLACK
MASK"--"WHITE
MASK."
"Finish
your
story!"
exclaimed
Miriam,
impatiently.
"Morning
is
coming,
and
like
owls
and
bats
and
other
noxious
creatures,
I
hide
from
the
daylight.
How
did
you
escape?"
"I
didn't
escape,"
said
Mollie.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"BLACK
MASK"--"WHITE
MASK."
Line 2
"Finish
your
story!"
exclaimed
Miriam,
impatiently.
Line 3
"Morning
is
coming,
and
like
owls
and
bats
and
other
noxious
creatures,
I
hide
from
the
daylight.
Line 4
How
did
you
escape?"
Line 5
"I
didn't
escape,"
said
Mollie.
Learner Dictionary
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Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
bats
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
BLACK
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From this reading "BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK."
coming
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
creatures
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
daylight
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did you escape?"
didn't
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From this reading "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
escape
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From this reading How did you escape?"
exclaimed
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From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
Finish
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From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
hide
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
How
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From this reading How did you escape?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
impatiently
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From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
like
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
MASK
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From this reading "BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK."
Miriam
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From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
Mollie
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From this reading "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
noxious
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
other
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
owls
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From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
said
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From this reading "I didn't escape," said Mollie.
story
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From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Morning is coming, and like owls and bats and other noxious creatures, I hide from the daylight.
WHITE
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From this reading "BLACK MASK"--"WHITE MASK."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you escape?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Finish your story!" exclaimed Miriam, impatiently.