Chapter II
"Inside!" These men use few words. The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first. "Why, you dear Major!" he cried. "You are certainly a good Sama'itan.
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"Inside!"
These
men
use
few
words.
The
Colonel
from
the
gloom
of
the
cell
saw
me
first.
"Why,
you
dear
Major!"
he
cried.
"You
are
certainly
a
good
Sama'itan.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter II
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Inside!"
Line 2
These
men
use
few
words.
Line 3
The
Colonel
from
the
gloom
of
the
cell
saw
me
first.
Line 4
"Why,
you
dear
Major!"
he
cried.
Line 5
"You
are
certainly
a
good
Sama'itan.
Learner Dictionary
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Cell
noun
US /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, you dear Major!" he cried.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are certainly a good Sama'itan.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These men use few words.”
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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 "You are certainly a good Sama'itan.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are certainly a good Sama'itan.
cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
certainly
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From this reading "You are certainly a good Sama'itan.
Colonel
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From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, you dear Major!" he cried.
dear
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few
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From this reading These men use few words.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
gloom
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From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are certainly a good Sama'itan.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, you dear Major!" he cried.
Inside
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Major
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
men
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From this reading These men use few words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
Sama'itan
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From this reading "You are certainly a good Sama'itan.
saw
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From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Colonel from the gloom of the cell saw me first.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These men use few words.
use
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Why
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From this reading "Why, you dear Major!" he cried.
words
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From this reading These men use few words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, you dear Major!" he cried.