Chapter II
SQUIRE CARTER. When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older. His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him. "Has your mother told you?" he asked. "Yes, father."
Andy Grant's Pluck
Chapter II
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SQUIRE
CARTER.
When
Mr.
Grant
entered
the
room,
he
seemed
to
Andy
to
have
grown
five
years
older.
His
face
was
sad,
and
he
had
lost
the
brisk,
cheerful
manner
which
was
habitual
to
him.
"Has
your
mother
told
you?"
he
asked.
"Yes,
father."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SQUIRE
CARTER.
Line 2
When
Mr.
Grant
entered
the
room,
he
seemed
to
Andy
to
have
grown
five
years
older.
Line 3
His
face
was
sad,
and
he
had
lost
the
brisk,
cheerful
manner
which
was
habitual
to
him.
Line 4
"Has
your
mother
told
you?"
he
asked.
Line 5
"Yes,
father."
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Has your mother told you?" he asked.”
Brisk
adjective
US /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading “His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has your mother told you?" he asked.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Has your mother told you?" he asked.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
Andy
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From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has your mother told you?" he asked.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
CARTER
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From this reading SQUIRE CARTER.
cheerful
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From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
entered
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face
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father
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From this reading "Yes, father."
five
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Grant
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grown
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From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
habitual
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From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has your mother told you?" he asked.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
lost
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From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
manner
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From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
mother
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From this reading "Has your mother told you?" he asked.
Mr
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older
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From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
room
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sad
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From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
SQUIRE
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From this reading SQUIRE CARTER.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Has your mother told you?" he asked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His face was sad, and he had lost the brisk, cheerful manner which was habitual to him.
years
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From this reading When Mr. Grant entered the room, he seemed to Andy to have grown five years older.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, father."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Has your mother told you?" he asked.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Has your mother told you?" he asked.