Chapter VI
“That is all,” replied Geronimo. The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence. The night swallowed them. Geronimo sat with bowed head, his eyes upon the ground. A girl looked after them and sighed.
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Chapter VI
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“That
is
all,”
replied
Geronimo.
The
soft
rustle
of
their
war
moccasins
faded
into
silence.
The
night
swallowed
them.
Geronimo
sat
with
bowed
head,
his
eyes
upon
the
ground.
A
girl
looked
after
them
and
sighed.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“That
is
all,”
replied
Geronimo.
Line 2
The
soft
rustle
of
their
war
moccasins
faded
into
silence.
Line 3
The
night
swallowed
them.
Line 4
Geronimo
sat
with
bowed
head,
his
eyes
upon
the
ground.
Line 5
A
girl
looked
after
them
and
sighed.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “A girl looked after them and sighed.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A girl looked after them and sighed.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That is all,” replied Geronimo.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Geronimo sat with bowed head, his eyes upon the ground.”
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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 girl looked after them and sighed.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A girl looked after them and sighed.
all
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From this reading “That is all,” replied Geronimo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A girl looked after them and sighed.
bowed
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eyes
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faded
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Geronimo
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girl
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ground
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head
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Geronimo sat with bowed head, his eyes upon the ground.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is all,” replied Geronimo.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A girl looked after them and sighed.
moccasins
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From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
night
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From this reading The night swallowed them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is all,” replied Geronimo.
rustle
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From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
sat
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From this reading Geronimo sat with bowed head, his eyes upon the ground.
sighed
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From this reading A girl looked after them and sighed.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
soft
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From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
swallowed
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From this reading The night swallowed them.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is all,” replied Geronimo.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The night swallowed them.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Geronimo sat with bowed head, his eyes upon the ground.
war
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From this reading The soft rustle of their war moccasins faded into silence.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Geronimo sat with bowed head, his eyes upon the ground.