Chapter II
THERE'S A CONSCIENCE! Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless. Then she followed the woman to the door. "You have come to do what?" "I've come to see the house."
Tom Ossington's Ghost
Chapter II
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THERE'S
A
CONSCIENCE!
Madge
had
been
taken
so
wholly
unawares
that
for
a
moment
she
remained
stock-still--and
voiceless.
Then
she
followed
the
woman
to
the
door.
"You
have
come
to
do
what?"
"I've
come
to
see
the
house."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THERE'S
A
CONSCIENCE!
Line 2
Madge
had
been
taken
so
wholly
unawares
that
for
a
moment
she
remained
stock-still--and
voiceless.
Line 3
Then
she
followed
the
woman
to
the
door.
Line 4
"You
have
come
to
do
what?"
/juː hæv come tuː duː wʌt/
Line 5
"I've
come
to
see
the
house."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have come to do what?"”
CONSCIENCE
noun
US /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “THERE'S A CONSCIENCE!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have come to do what?"”
Remained
noun
US /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.”
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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 THERE'S A CONSCIENCE!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have come to do what?"
CONSCIENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading THERE'S A CONSCIENCE!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You have come to do what?"
door
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From this reading Then she followed the woman to the door.
followed
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From this reading Then she followed the woman to the door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have come to do what?"
house
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From this reading "I've come to see the house."
I've
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From this reading "I've come to see the house."
Madge
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From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
moment
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From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
see
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From this reading "I've come to see the house."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
stock-still
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From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
taken
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From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she followed the woman to the door.
Then
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From this reading Then she followed the woman to the door.
THERE'S
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From this reading THERE'S A CONSCIENCE!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she followed the woman to the door.
unawares
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From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
voiceless
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From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You have come to do what?"
wholly
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From this reading Madge had been taken so wholly unawares that for a moment she remained stock-still--and voiceless.
woman
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From this reading Then she followed the woman to the door.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have come to do what?"