Chapter III
"My benefactor!" he cried. Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up. "Pax!" he exclaimed. "I have one." The poet smiled wearily.
Aaron Rodd, Diviner
Chapter III
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"My
benefactor!"
he
cried.
Harvey
Grimm
gripped
his
copy
of
poems
tightly
and
held
it
up.
"Pax!"
he
exclaimed.
"I
have
one."
The
poet
smiled
wearily.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"My
benefactor!"
he
cried.
Line 2
Harvey
Grimm
gripped
his
copy
of
poems
tightly
and
held
it
up.
Line 3
"Pax!"
he
exclaimed.
Line 4
"I
have
one."
/aɪ hæv wʌn/
Line 5
The
poet
smiled
wearily.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My benefactor!" he cried.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have one."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"I have one."”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
benefactor
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copy
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From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My benefactor!" he cried.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Pax!" he exclaimed.
Grimm
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From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
gripped
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Harvey
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From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have one."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My benefactor!" he cried.
held
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From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have one."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My benefactor!" he cried.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have one."
Pax
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From this reading "Pax!" he exclaimed.
poems
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From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
poet
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From this reading The poet smiled wearily.
smiled
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From this reading The poet smiled wearily.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poet smiled wearily.
tightly
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From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
up
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From this reading Harvey Grimm gripped his copy of poems tightly and held it up.
wearily
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From this reading The poet smiled wearily.