Chapter X
"Comly's my name. No particular plans myself. Just knocking about a bit." By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station. "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
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"Comly's
my
name.
No
particular
plans
myself.
Just
knocking
about
a
bit."
By
the
time
Archie
had
made
his
toilet
they
were
running
into
the
Chicago
station.
"Suppose
we
have
breakfast
in
the
station
restaurant?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Comly's
my
name.
Line 2
No
particular
plans
myself.
Line 3
Just
knocking
about
a
bit."
Line 4
By
the
time
Archie
had
made
his
toilet
they
were
running
into
the
Chicago
station.
Line 5
"Suppose
we
have
breakfast
in
the
station
restaurant?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Just knocking about a bit."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “No particular plans myself.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Comly's my name.”
Running
noun
US /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.”
Suppose
noun
US /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.”
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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 Just knocking about a bit."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
Archie
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From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
bit
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From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
breakfast
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From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
Chicago
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From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
Comly's
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From this reading "Comly's my name.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
Just
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From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
knocking
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From this reading Just knocking about a bit."
made
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From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Comly's my name.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading No particular plans myself.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Comly's my name.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No particular plans myself.
particular
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From this reading No particular plans myself.
plans
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From this reading No particular plans myself.
restaurant
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From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
station
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From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
SupposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
toilet
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From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Suppose we have breakfast in the station restaurant?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the time Archie had made his toilet they were running into the Chicago station.