Chapter IV
Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly. “You're Captain Francis,” he said. “We've been waiting for you.” The statement appeared to annoy the Explorer. He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.
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Chapter IV
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Trent
moved
forward
and
greeted
the
newcomer
awkwardly.
“You're
Captain
Francis,”
he
said.
“We've
been
waiting
for
you.”
The
statement
appeared
to
annoy
the
Explorer.
He
looked
nervously
at
the
two
men
and
about
the
hut.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Trent
moved
forward
and
greeted
the
newcomer
awkwardly.
Line 2
“You're
Captain
Francis,”
he
said.
Line 3
“We've
been
waiting
for
you.”
Line 4
The
statement
appeared
to
annoy
the
Explorer.
Line 5
He
looked
nervously
at
the
two
men
and
about
the
hut.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““We've been waiting for you.””
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You're Captain Francis,” he said.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““We've been waiting for you.””
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
annoy
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From this reading The statement appeared to annoy the Explorer.
appeared
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.
awkwardly
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From this reading Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We've been waiting for you.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You're Captain Francis,” he said.
Explorer
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From this reading The statement appeared to annoy the Explorer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We've been waiting for you.”
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
Francis
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greeted
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From this reading Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You're Captain Francis,” he said.
hut
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From this reading He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.
men
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moved
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nervously
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newcomer
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said
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statement
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The statement appeared to annoy the Explorer.
Trent
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From this reading Trent moved forward and greeted the newcomer awkwardly.
two
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From this reading He looked nervously at the two men and about the hut.
waiting
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From this reading “We've been waiting for you.”
We've
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From this reading “We've been waiting for you.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “We've been waiting for you.”
You're
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From this reading “You're Captain Francis,” he said.