Chapter XXV
The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations. I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered. “_Ebbene_!” I said, with a cheerful air—“what news?” “_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.
Vendetta: A Story of One Forgotten
Chapter XXV
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The
opening
of
the
room
door
aroused
me
from
my
meditations.
I
turned—to
find
Vincenzo
standing
near
me,
hat
in
hand—he
had
just
entered.
“_Ebbene_!”
I
said,
with
a
cheerful
air—“what
news?”
“_Eccellenza_,
you
have
been
obeyed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
opening
of
the
room
door
aroused
me
from
my
meditations.
Line 2
I
turned—to
find
Vincenzo
standing
near
me,
hat
in
hand—he
had
just
entered.
Line 3
“_Ebbene_!”
Line 4
I
said,
with
a
cheerful
air—“what
news?”
Line 5
“_Eccellenza_,
you
have
been
obeyed.
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 ““_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.”
Standing
noun
US /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.”
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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 said, with a cheerful air—“what news?”
air
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From this reading I said, with a cheerful air—“what news?”
aroused
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From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.
cheerful
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From this reading I said, with a cheerful air—“what news?”
door
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From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
Ebbene
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From this reading “_Ebbene_!”
Eccellenza
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From this reading “_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.
entered
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
find
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
hand
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
hat
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
just
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
meditations
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From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
near
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
news
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From this reading I said, with a cheerful air—“what news?”
obeyed
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From this reading “_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
opening
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From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
room
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From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
said
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From this reading I said, with a cheerful air—“what news?”
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The opening of the room door aroused me from my meditations.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
turned
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
Vincenzo
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From this reading I turned—to find Vincenzo standing near me, hat in hand—he had just entered.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I said, with a cheerful air—“what news?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I said, with a cheerful air—“what news?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “_Eccellenza_, you have been obeyed.