Chapter VI
The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out. There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up. I walked. The walk wasn't long enough. By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
A Bullet for Cinderella
Chapter VI
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The
big
middle-aged
man
moved
away
from
the
door
to
let
me
out.
There
was
no
offer
of
a
ride
back
to
where
they
had
picked
me
up.
I
walked.
The
walk
wasn't
long
enough.
By
the
time
I
got
to
the
Inn
I
was
still
sore
at
Prine
and
company.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
big
middle-aged
man
moved
away
from
the
door
to
let
me
out.
Line 2
There
was
no
offer
of
a
ride
back
to
where
they
had
picked
me
up.
Line 3
I
walked.
Line 4
The
walk
wasn't
long
enough.
Line 5
By
the
time
I
got
to
the
Inn
I
was
still
sore
at
Prine
and
company.
Learner Dictionary
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Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The walk wasn't long enough.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.”
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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 was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
away
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From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
back
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From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
big
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ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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company
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door
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enough
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From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
got
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked.
Inn
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From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
man
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From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
middle-aged
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moved
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From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
offer
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From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
out
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From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
picked
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From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
Prine
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ride
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From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
sore
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From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
There
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From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time I got to the Inn I was still sore at Prine and company.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The big middle-aged man moved away from the door to let me out.
up
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From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
walk
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From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
walked
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From this reading I walked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.
wasn't
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From this reading The walk wasn't long enough.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was no offer of a ride back to where they had picked me up.