Chapter XXXIX
Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door. Inside Lucille was pale with fury. “What! I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed. “How dare you lock me in?
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Chapter XXXIX
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Saxe
Leinitzer
returned
to
the
morning-room,
and
taking
the
key
from
his
pocket
unlocked
the
door.
Inside
Lucille
was
pale
with
fury.
“What!
I
am
a
prisoner,
then!”
she
exclaimed.
“How
dare
you
lock
me
in?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Saxe
Leinitzer
returned
to
the
morning-room,
and
taking
the
key
from
his
pocket
unlocked
the
door.
Line 2
Inside
Lucille
was
pale
with
fury.
Line 3
“What!
/wʌt/
Line 4
I
am
a
prisoner,
then!”
she
exclaimed.
Line 5
“How
dare
you
lock
me
in?
Learner Dictionary
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Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.”
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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 I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
dare
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From this reading “How dare you lock me in?
door
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
exclaimed
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From this reading I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
fury
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From this reading Inside Lucille was pale with fury.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
How
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From this reading “How dare you lock me in?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How dare you lock me in?
Inside
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From this reading Inside Lucille was pale with fury.
key
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
Leinitzer
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
lock
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From this reading “How dare you lock me in?
Lucille
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From this reading Inside Lucille was pale with fury.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How dare you lock me in?
morning-room
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
pale
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From this reading Inside Lucille was pale with fury.
pocket
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
prisoner
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From this reading I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
Saxe
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed.
taking
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
then
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From this reading I am a prisoner, then!” she exclaimed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
unlocked
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From this reading Saxe Leinitzer returned to the morning-room, and taking the key from his pocket unlocked the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inside Lucille was pale with fury.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside Lucille was pale with fury.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How dare you lock me in?