Chapter XXXII
"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened. At once, at once, you must go home!" "What has happened? Is she ill? Has she hurt herself?
A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories
Chapter XXXII
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"Djohn,
Djohn!"
cried
the
boy,
"come
back:
the
mother
is
looking
for
you--something
has
happened.
At
once,
at
once,
you
must
go
home!"
"What
has
happened?
Is
she
ill?
Has
she
hurt
herself?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Djohn,
Djohn!"
cried
the
boy,
"come
back:
the
mother
is
looking
for
you--something
has
happened.
Line 2
At
once,
at
once,
you
must
go
home!"
Line 3
"What
has
happened?
Line 4
Is
she
ill?
Line 5
Has
she
hurt
herself?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
Herself
pronoun
US /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Has she hurt herself?”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “At once, at once, you must go home!"”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At once, at once, you must go home!"”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
All words in this reading · 24
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
back
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From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
boy
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From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
Djohn
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From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
go
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From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
happened
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From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Has she hurt herself?
home
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From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
hurt
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From this reading Has she hurt herself?
ill
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From this reading Is she ill?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
looking
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From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
mother
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From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
once
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From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she ill?
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.