Chapter VIII
THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go. Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up. "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly. Miss Falconer greeted him coldly. "Hallo!" she replied.
A Knight on Wheels
Chapter VIII
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THE
HAMPSTEAD
HEATH
CONSPIRACY
HE
was
right,
but
it
was
touch
and
go.
Peggy
was
climbing
down
from
her
gate
as
Philip
cantered
up.
"Hallo,
Pegs!"
he
said
breathlessly.
Miss
Falconer
greeted
him
coldly.
"Hallo!"
she
replied.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
HAMPSTEAD
HEATH
CONSPIRACY
HE
was
right,
but
it
was
touch
and
go.
Line 2
Peggy
was
climbing
down
from
her
gate
as
Philip
cantered
up.
Line 3
"Hallo,
Pegs!"
he
said
breathlessly.
Line 4
Miss
Falconer
greeted
him
coldly.
Line 5
"Hallo!"
she
replied.
Learner Dictionary
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HEATH
noun
US /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading “THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hallo!" she replied.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
breathlessly
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From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
cantered
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From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
climbing
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From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
coldly
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From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
CONSPIRACY
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From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
down
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From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
Falconer
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From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
gate
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From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
go
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greeted
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From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
Hallo
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From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
HAMPSTEAD
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HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
HEATHnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Falconer greeted him coldly.
Peggy
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From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
Pegs
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From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
Philip
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From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hallo!" she replied.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
said
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From this reading "Hallo, Pegs!" he said breathlessly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hallo!" she replied.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
touch
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From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.
up
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From this reading Peggy was climbing down from her gate as Philip cantered up.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HAMPSTEAD HEATH CONSPIRACY HE was right, but it was touch and go.