Chapter XXXIII
A SUDDEN TRAGEDY. The driver pulled up short. The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window. Instantly a change came over his face. "We are all dead men!" he groaned.
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A
SUDDEN
TRAGEDY.
The
driver
pulled
up
short.
The
passengers
realized
that
something
had
happened,
and
the
nervous
man
put
his
head
out
of
the
window.
Instantly
a
change
came
over
his
face.
"We
are
all
dead
men!"
he
groaned.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
SUDDEN
TRAGEDY.
Line 2
The
driver
pulled
up
short.
Line 3
The
passengers
realized
that
something
had
happened,
and
the
nervous
man
put
his
head
out
of
the
window.
Line 4
Instantly
a
change
came
over
his
face.
Line 5
"We
are
all
dead
men!"
he
groaned.
Learner Dictionary
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Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We are all dead men!" he groaned.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Instantly a change came over his face.”
Pulled
noun
US /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The driver pulled up short.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “The driver pulled up short.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.”
SUDDEN
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SUDDEN TRAGEDY.”
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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 A SUDDEN TRAGEDY.
all
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From this reading "We are all dead men!" he groaned.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are all dead men!" he groaned.
came
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From this reading Instantly a change came over his face.
change
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From this reading Instantly a change came over his face.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are all dead men!" he groaned.
driver
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From this reading The driver pulled up short.
face
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groaned
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
happened
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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head
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
Instantly
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From this reading Instantly a change came over his face.
man
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men
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From this reading "We are all dead men!" he groaned.
nervous
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
out
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Instantly a change came over his face.
passengers
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The driver pulled up short.
put
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
realized
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The driver pulled up short.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
SUDDENnounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUDDEN TRAGEDY.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The driver pulled up short.
TRAGEDY
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From this reading A SUDDEN TRAGEDY.
up
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From this reading The driver pulled up short.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are all dead men!" he groaned.
window
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From this reading The passengers realized that something had happened, and the nervous man put his head out of the window.