Chapter XI
Edwin rose. "Oh!" he deprecated. He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance. Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands. She could not get a word out.
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Chapter XI
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Edwin
rose.
"Oh!"
he
deprecated.
He
had
never
spoken
to
Tom
Orgreave
before,
but
Tom
seemed
ready
to
treat
him
at
once
as
an
established
acquaintance.
Then
Alicia
had
to
come
forward
and
shake
hands.
She
could
not
get
a
word
out.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Edwin
rose.
Line 2
"Oh!"
he
deprecated.
Line 3
He
had
never
spoken
to
Tom
Orgreave
before,
but
Tom
seemed
ready
to
treat
him
at
once
as
an
established
acquaintance.
Line 4
Then
Alicia
had
to
come
forward
and
shake
hands.
Line 5
She
could
not
get
a
word
out.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could not get a word out.”
Forward
noun
US /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.”
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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 She could not get a word out.
acquaintance
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
Alicia
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From this reading Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not get a word out.
deprecated
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From this reading "Oh!" he deprecated.
Edwin
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From this reading Edwin rose.
established
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.
get
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From this reading She could not get a word out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh!" he deprecated.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not get a word out.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh!" he deprecated.
once
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
Orgreave
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
out
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From this reading She could not get a word out.
ready
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
rose
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From this reading Edwin rose.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
shake
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From this reading Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not get a word out.
spoken
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
Then
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From this reading Then Alicia had to come forward and shake hands.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
Tom
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
treat
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From this reading He had never spoken to Tom Orgreave before, but Tom seemed ready to treat him at once as an established acquaintance.
word
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From this reading She could not get a word out.