Chapter VI
Yes, it was absurd! No living man could have reached Overton after he left him. The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully. “Of course, of course! You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
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Chapter VI
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Yes,
it
was
absurd!
No
living
man
could
have
reached
Overton
after
he
left
him.
The
dean
nodded
his
head
slowly
and
thoughtfully.
“Of
course,
of
course!
You
must
be
right,
Faunce;
you
were
with
him
when
he
died.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Yes,
it
was
absurd!
Line 2
No
living
man
could
have
reached
Overton
after
he
left
him.
Line 3
The
dean
nodded
his
head
slowly
and
thoughtfully.
Line 4
“Of
course,
of
course!
/ʌv course ʌv course/
Line 5
You
must
be
right,
Faunce;
you
were
with
him
when
he
died.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Of course, of course!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.”
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absurd
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From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course, of course!
dean
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From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
died
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Faunce
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From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
head
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From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
living
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From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
man
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From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course, of course!
Overton
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From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
reached
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From this reading No living man could have reached Overton after he left him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
slowly
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From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
thoughtfully
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From this reading The dean nodded his head slowly and thoughtfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, it was absurd!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be right, Faunce; you were with him when he died.