Chapter V
Their return journey was one of quiet. The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence. This troubled Paul. Had he wearied her? What should he do?
Three Weeks
Chapter V
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Their
return
journey
was
one
of
quiet.
The
lady
talked
little,
she
leant
back
and
looked
away
across
the
blue
lake,
often
apparently
unconscious
of
his
presence.
This
troubled
Paul.
Had
he
wearied
her?
What
should
he
do?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Their
return
journey
was
one
of
quiet.
Line 2
The
lady
talked
little,
she
leant
back
and
looked
away
across
the
blue
lake,
often
apparently
unconscious
of
his
presence.
Line 3
This
troubled
Paul.
Line 4
Had
he
wearied
her?
Line 5
What
should
he
do?
/wʌt ʃʊd hiː duː/
Learner Dictionary
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Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.”
Journey
noun
US /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Their return journey was one of quiet.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Their return journey was one of quiet.”
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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
apparently
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
away
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
back
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
blue
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should he do?
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he wearied her?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he wearied her?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he wearied her?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
lady
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
lake
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
leant
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
often
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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Paul
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From this reading This troubled Paul.
presence
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
quiet
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From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
return
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From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should he do?
talked
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This troubled Paul.
troubled
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From this reading This troubled Paul.
unconscious
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From this reading The lady talked little, she leant back and looked away across the blue lake, often apparently unconscious of his presence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their return journey was one of quiet.
wearied
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From this reading Had he wearied her?
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should he do?