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Carolina Lee

Chapter XVII

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IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.
"How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"
Mr. Mazyck sauntered out.
"Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.
Expecting the folks?"
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Carolina Lee

Chapter XVII

Reading 1/53 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.
Line 2
"How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"
Line 3
Mr. Mazyck sauntered out.
Line 4
"Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.
Line 5
Expecting the folks?"

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 “"Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.”

Descended noun US /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.”

Expecting verb US /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

thinking that somebody or something will arrive

From this reading “Expecting the folks?"”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

Angie

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

Aunt

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

Barney

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From this reading "How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"

BARNWELLS

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

box

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

CARRYALL

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

descendednounUS /ˈdescended/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

Enterprise

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

ExpectingverbUS /ɪkˈspektɪŋ/

thinking that somebody or something will arrive

From this reading Expecting the folks?"

folks

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From this reading Expecting the folks?"

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

front

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

Grange

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

hours

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From this reading "Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.

How

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From this reading "How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"

La

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

late

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From this reading "How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"

Mazyck

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From this reading Mr. Mazyck sauntered out.

Mr

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From this reading Mr. Mazyck sauntered out.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

Only

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From this reading "Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.

out

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From this reading Mr. Mazyck sauntered out.

platform

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

sauntered

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From this reading Mr. Mazyck sauntered out.

Savannah

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From this reading "How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"

son

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From this reading "How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"

station

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

tapped

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

telegraph-agent's

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.

three

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From this reading "Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.

to-day

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From this reading "Only about three hours to-day, Aunt Angie.

train

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From this reading "How late is the train from Savannah, Barney, son?"

window

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From this reading IN THE BARNWELLS’ CARRYALL Aunt Angie La Grange descended from the Barnwells’ carryall in front of the station platform at Enterprise, and tapped on the window of the telegraph-agent’s box.