Chapter XV
SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired. 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia. 'I shall go to bed at once. We must be up very early in the morning.' Still she made no preparations.
Thyrza
Chapter XV
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SEA
MUSIC
Returning
to
the
upper
room,
Thyrza
sat
down
as
if
she
were
very
tired.
'No,
I
don't
want
anything
to
eat,'
she
said
to
Lydia.
'I
shall
go
to
bed
at
once.
We
must
be
up
very
early
in
the
morning.'
Still
she
made
no
preparations.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SEA
MUSIC
Returning
to
the
upper
room,
Thyrza
sat
down
as
if
she
were
very
tired.
Line 2
'No,
I
don't
want
anything
to
eat,'
she
said
to
Lydia.
Line 3
'I
shall
go
to
bed
at
once.
Line 4
We
must
be
up
very
early
in
the
morning.'
Line 5
Still
she
made
no
preparations.
Learner Dictionary
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Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We must be up very early in the morning.'”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must be up very early in the morning.'”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I shall go to bed at once.”
Shall
modal verb
US /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “'I shall go to bed at once.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still she made no preparations.”
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anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
bed
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From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
don't
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From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
down
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early
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From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
eat
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go
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From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
Lydia
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From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
made
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From this reading Still she made no preparations.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
MUSIC
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
once
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From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
preparations
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From this reading Still she made no preparations.
Returning
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
room
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said
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From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
sat
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
SEA
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'I shall go to bed at once.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still she made no preparations.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
Thyrza
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
tired
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
up
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From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
upper
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
very
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From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.
want
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From this reading 'No, I don't want anything to eat,' she said to Lydia.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must be up very early in the morning.'
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SEA MUSIC Returning to the upper room, Thyrza sat down as if she were very tired.