Chapter II
Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited. At the end of the four minutes, the phone rang. Blake, who was nearest, answered. "Yes. Good!
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Four
minutes
came
and
went,
while
MacIlheny
and
the
others
smoked
cigarettes
and
tried
to
maintain
a
certain
amount
of
calm
as
they
waited.
At
the
end
of
the
four
minutes,
the
phone
rang.
Blake,
who
was
nearest,
answered.
"Yes.
Good!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Four
minutes
came
and
went,
while
MacIlheny
and
the
others
smoked
cigarettes
and
tried
to
maintain
a
certain
amount
of
calm
as
they
waited.
Line 2
At
the
end
of
the
four
minutes,
the
phone
rang.
Line 3
Blake,
who
was
nearest,
answered.
Line 4
"Yes.
Line 5
Good!
/good/
Learner Dictionary
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Amount
verb
US /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading “Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.”
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Blake, who was nearest, answered.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good!”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.”
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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 Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Blake, who was nearest, answered.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the four minutes, the phone rang.
Blake
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From this reading Blake, who was nearest, answered.
calm
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
came
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
certain
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
cigarettes
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
end
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From this reading At the end of the four minutes, the phone rang.
Four
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good!
MacIlheny
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maintain
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
minutes
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
nearest
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From this reading Blake, who was nearest, answered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
others
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
phone
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From this reading At the end of the four minutes, the phone rang.
rang
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From this reading At the end of the four minutes, the phone rang.
smoked
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
tried
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
waited
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From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Blake, who was nearest, answered.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Four minutes came and went, while MacIlheny and the others smoked cigarettes and tried to maintain a certain amount of calm as they waited.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Blake, who was nearest, answered.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes.