Chapter II
"Washington's not in yet. Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something. Good night." "Good night," I said to Charlie. "'Morning, Nan," I said to the operator.
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Chapter II
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"Washington's
not
in
yet.
Jones
called
from
UN
a
little
while
ago
and
said
he
was
working
on
something.
Good
night."
"Good
night,"
I
said
to
Charlie.
"'Morning,
Nan,"
I
said
to
the
operator.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Washington's
not
in
yet.
Line 2
Jones
called
from
UN
a
little
while
ago
and
said
he
was
working
on
something.
Line 3
Good
night."
Line 4
"Good
night,"
I
said
to
Charlie.
Line 5
"'Morning,
Nan,"
I
said
to
the
operator.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good night."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Morning, Nan," I said to the operator.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.”
Yet
conjunction
US /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Washington's not in yet.”
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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 Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
ago
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From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
called
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From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
Charlie
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From this reading "Good night," I said to Charlie.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good night."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Good night," I said to Charlie.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Washington's not in yet.
Jones
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From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Morning, Nan," I said to the operator.
Nan
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From this reading "'Morning, Nan," I said to the operator.
night
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From this reading Good night."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Washington's not in yet.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
operator
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From this reading "'Morning, Nan," I said to the operator.
said
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From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Morning, Nan," I said to the operator.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Good night," I said to Charlie.
UN
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From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
Washington's
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From this reading "Washington's not in yet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
working
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From this reading Jones called from UN a little while ago and said he was working on something.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Washington's not in yet.