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Chapter V

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Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.
Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.
Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.
Everton shouted at the pitch of his voice, "Halliday!"
The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter V

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.
Line 2
Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.
Line 3
Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.
Line 4
Everton shouted at the pitch of his voice, "Halliday!"
Line 5
The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.”

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.”

Scanty adjective US /ˈskænti/

small or barely sufficient in amount

From this reading “Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everton shouted at the pitch of his voice, "Halliday!"”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

anxious

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

any

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

away

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

back

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From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

believed

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

build

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

busily

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

cover

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

digging

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From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

dropped

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

endeavoring

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

Everton

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

failed

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

fell

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From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

figure

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From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

find

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

ground

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From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

Halliday

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

inquiries

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

lifted

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From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

lying

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

man

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

missed

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

paused

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From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

peered

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From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

pitch

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From this reading Everton shouted at the pitch of his voice, "Halliday!"

prone

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

rush

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

said

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

saw

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/

small or barely sufficient in amount

From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everton shouted at the pitch of his voice, "Halliday!"

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

then

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From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

Thirty

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

trench

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

trenching-tool

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

up

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From this reading Everton stood up and peered back over the ground behind them.

voice

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From this reading Everton shouted at the pitch of his voice, "Halliday!"

waved

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From this reading The digging figure paused, lifted the trenching-tool and waved it, and then fell to work again.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

word

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From this reading Everton had missed Halliday, and his anxious inquiries failed to find him or any word of him, until at last one man said he believed Halliday had been dropped in the rush on the first trench.

work

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.

yards

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From this reading Thirty yards away he saw a man lying prone and busily at work with his trenching-tool, endeavoring to build up a scanty cover.