Chapter XVIII
A REMARKABLE FACT. A silence followed. I need hardly say we had listened intently. During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator. I had not spoken a word.
The Vicar's Daughter
Chapter XVIII
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A
REMARKABLE
FACT.
A
silence
followed.
I
need
hardly
say
we
had
listened
intently.
During
the
story
my
father
had
scarcely
interrupted
the
narrator.
I
had
not
spoken
a
word.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
REMARKABLE
FACT.
Line 2
A
silence
followed.
Line 3
I
need
hardly
say
we
had
listened
intently.
Line 4
During
the
story
my
father
had
scarcely
interrupted
the
narrator.
Line 5
I
had
not
spoken
a
word.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
During
preposition
US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.”
Interrupted
noun
US /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I need hardly say we had listened intently.”
REMARKABLE
noun
US /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A REMARKABLE FACT.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A silence followed.”
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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 REMARKABLE FACT.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
FACT
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From this reading A REMARKABLE FACT.
father
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From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
followed
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From this reading A silence followed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
hardly
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From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
intently
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From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
listened
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From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
narrator
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From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not spoken a word.
REMARKABLEnounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A REMARKABLE FACT.
say
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From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
scarcely
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From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A silence followed.
spoken
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From this reading I had not spoken a word.
story
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From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the story my father had scarcely interrupted the narrator.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I need hardly say we had listened intently.
word
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From this reading I had not spoken a word.