Chapter XXVIII
"John Randolph!" "Rege!" The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street. "Where did you come from?" "Where have you been?"
A Beautiful Possibility
Chapter XXVIII
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"John
Randolph!"
"Rege!"
The
two
men
stood
facing
each
other
with
hands
held
in
a
vice-like
grasp,
all
unconscious
of
what
was
going
on
around
them
in
the
street.
"Where
did
you
come
from?"
"Where
have
you
been?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"John
Randolph!"
Line 2
"Rege!"
Line 3
The
two
men
stood
facing
each
other
with
hands
held
in
a
vice-like
grasp,
all
unconscious
of
what
was
going
on
around
them
in
the
street.
Line 4
"Where
did
you
come
from?"
/wer dɪd juː come frʌm/
Line 5
"Where
have
you
been?"
/wer hæv juː bɪn/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Where have you been?"”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Where did you come from?"”
Grasp
noun
US /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Where have you been?"”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"John Randolph!"”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.”
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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 The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
all
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where have you been?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
facing
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
going
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you been?"
held
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
John
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From this reading "John Randolph!"
men
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
other
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
Randolph
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From this reading "John Randolph!"
Rege
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From this reading "Rege!"
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
street
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
two
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
unconscious
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
vice-like
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From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you come from?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two men stood facing each other with hands held in a vice-like grasp, all unconscious of what was going on around them in the street.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you come from?"