Chapter IX
At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park. “Are you there?” it asked. Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park. “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee. “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
An aviator's luck
Chapter IX
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At
two
o’clock
a
light
flashed
in
the
brush
over
in
the
Park.
“Are
you
there?”
it
asked.
Dee’s
flash
winked
back
“_Yes!_”
“Bill
talking,”
said
the
flash
in
the
Park.
“Don’t
waste
time,”
begged
Dee.
“Going
to
throw
rope,”
said
Bill.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
At
two
o’clock
a
light
flashed
in
the
brush
over
in
the
Park.
Line 2
“Are
you
there?”
it
asked.
Line 3
Dee’s
flash
winked
back
“_Yes!_”
“Bill
talking,”
said
the
flash
in
the
Park.
Line 4
“Don’t
waste
time,”
begged
Dee.
Line 5
“Going
to
throw
rope,”
said
Bill.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Are you there?” it asked.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.”
Waste
noun
US /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading ““Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.”
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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 At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
back
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From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
begged
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From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
Bill
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brush
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From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
Dee
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Dee's
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Don't
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flash
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flashed
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Going
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From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
light
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o'clock
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From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
Park
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From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
rope
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From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
said
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talking
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From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
there
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From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.
throw
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From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to throw rope,” said Bill.
two
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From this reading At two o’clock a light flashed in the brush over in the Park.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “Don’t waste time,” begged Dee.
winked
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From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
Yes
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From this reading Dee’s flash winked back “_Yes!_” “Bill talking,” said the flash in the Park.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you there?” it asked.