Chapter XI
THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark. Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out. “Come ahead! No! I told ye!
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THE
RISK
He
took
the
stairs
at
a
bound,
stumbling
in
the
dark.
Below,
while
he
mounted,
an
uproar
broke
out.
“Come
ahead!
No!
I
told
ye!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
RISK
He
took
the
stairs
at
a
bound,
stumbling
in
the
dark.
Line 2
Below,
while
he
mounted,
an
uproar
broke
out.
Line 3
“Come
ahead!
Line 4
No!
/noʊ/
Line 5
I
told
ye!
/aɪ told jiː/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Below
preposition
US /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come ahead!”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told ye!”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.”
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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 THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
ahead
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From this reading “Come ahead!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
BelowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.
bound
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From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
broke
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From this reading Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come ahead!
dark
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From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told ye!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
mounted
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From this reading Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!
out
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From this reading Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.
RISK
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From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
stairs
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From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
stumbling
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From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told ye!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RISK He took the stairs at a bound, stumbling in the dark.
uproar
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From this reading Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Below, while he mounted, an uproar broke out.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading I told ye!