Chapter XXXVII
"YOU STUPID CREATURE!" The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning. She went nowhere, and received no visitors. More than a year had passed since her husband's burial. Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.
Timar's Two Worlds
Chapter XXXVII
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"YOU
STUPID
CREATURE!"
The
lovely
widow
was
in
the
deepest
mourning.
She
went
nowhere,
and
received
no
visitors.
More
than
a
year
had
passed
since
her
husband's
burial.
Timéa
had
another
name
in
the
calendar--Susanna.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"YOU
STUPID
CREATURE!"
Line 2
The
lovely
widow
was
in
the
deepest
mourning.
Line 3
She
went
nowhere,
and
received
no
visitors.
Line 4
More
than
a
year
had
passed
since
her
husband's
burial.
Line 5
Timéa
had
another
name
in
the
calendar--Susanna.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.”
CREATURE
noun
US /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"YOU STUPID CREATURE!"”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.”
Since
preposition
US /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went nowhere, and received no visitors.”
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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 More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went nowhere, and received no visitors.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.
burial
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From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
calendar
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From this reading Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.
CREATUREnounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "YOU STUPID CREATURE!"
deepest
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From this reading The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
husband's
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From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning.
lovely
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From this reading The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning.
More
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From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
mourning
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From this reading The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She went nowhere, and received no visitors.
nowhere
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From this reading She went nowhere, and received no visitors.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
received
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From this reading She went nowhere, and received no visitors.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went nowhere, and received no visitors.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
STUPID
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From this reading "YOU STUPID CREATURE!"
Susanna
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From this reading Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning.
Timéa
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From this reading Timéa had another name in the calendar--Susanna.
visitors
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From this reading She went nowhere, and received no visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went nowhere, and received no visitors.
widow
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From this reading The lovely widow was in the deepest mourning.
year
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From this reading More than a year had passed since her husband's burial.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU STUPID CREATURE!"