Chapter XX
While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring. He opened the door himself. A telegram! He tore the envelope. “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
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While
he
was
crossing
the
hall,
there
came
a
ring.
He
opened
the
door
himself.
A
telegram!
He
tore
the
envelope.
“Gyp
and
the
baby
are
with
me
letter
follows.—WINTON.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
While
he
was
crossing
the
hall,
there
came
a
ring.
Line 2
He
opened
the
door
himself.
Line 3
A
telegram!
Line 4
He
tore
the
envelope.
Line 5
“Gyp
and
the
baby
are
with
me
letter
follows.—WINTON.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He opened the door himself.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.”
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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 While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
baby
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From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
came
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crossing
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door
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From this reading He opened the door himself.
envelope
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From this reading He tore the envelope.
follows
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From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
Gyp
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From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
hall
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From this reading While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He opened the door himself.
letter
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From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
opened
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From this reading He opened the door himself.
ring
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From this reading While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
telegram
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From this reading A telegram!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
there
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From this reading While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
tore
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From this reading He tore the envelope.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he was crossing the hall, there came a ring.
WINTON
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From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Gyp and the baby are with me letter follows.—WINTON.”