Chapter XIII
The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously. A queer-looking thing she was to hail a cab! "I want to go out to Baycliff," she said. "You better walk, then," he said. "It’s cheaper."
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Chapter XIII
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The
man
stopped
and
looked
at
her
suspiciously.
A
queer-looking
thing
she
was
to
hail
a
cab!
"I
want
to
go
out
to
Baycliff,"
she
said.
"You
better
walk,
then,"
he
said.
"It’s
cheaper."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
man
stopped
and
looked
at
her
suspiciously.
Line 2
A
queer-looking
thing
she
was
to
hail
a
cab!
Line 3
"I
want
to
go
out
to
Baycliff,"
she
said.
Line 4
"You
better
walk,
then,"
he
said.
Line 5
"It’s
cheaper."
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.”
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A queer-looking thing she was to hail a cab!”
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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 queer-looking thing she was to hail a cab!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
Baycliff
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better
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cab
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cheaper
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go
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hail
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You better walk, then," he said.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to go out to Baycliff," she said.
It's
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From this reading "It’s cheaper."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
man
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From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
out
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queer-looking
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said
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From this reading "I want to go out to Baycliff," she said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A queer-looking thing she was to hail a cab!
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
suspiciously
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From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man stopped and looked at her suspiciously.
then
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From this reading "You better walk, then," he said.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A queer-looking thing she was to hail a cab!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A queer-looking thing she was to hail a cab!
walk
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want
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From this reading "I want to go out to Baycliff," she said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A queer-looking thing she was to hail a cab!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You better walk, then," he said.