Chapter X
MR. HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil. “Going to leave!” he exclaimed. “You’re not fooling, Hope?” “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
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MR.
HANKS
ACCEPTS
ADVICE
There
was
a
moment
of
silence,
broken
at
length
by
Gil.
“Going
to
leave!”
he
exclaimed.
“You’re
not
fooling,
Hope?”
“No.
I
took
his
tray
up
and
he
was
writing
at
his
desk.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
MR.
Line 2
HANKS
ACCEPTS
ADVICE
There
was
a
moment
of
silence,
broken
at
length
by
Gil.
Line 3
“Going
to
leave!”
he
exclaimed.
Line 4
“You’re
not
fooling,
Hope?”
Line 5
“No.
I
took
his
tray
up
and
he
was
writing
at
his
desk.
Learner Dictionary
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Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.”
Length
noun
US /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading “HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.”
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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 HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
ACCEPTS
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From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
ADVICE
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From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
desk
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exclaimed
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From this reading “Going to leave!” he exclaimed.
fooling
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Gil
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Going
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HANKS
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Going to leave!” he exclaimed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
Hope
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From this reading “You’re not fooling, Hope?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
leave
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From this reading “Going to leave!” he exclaimed.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
moment
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From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
MR
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From this reading MR.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You’re not fooling, Hope?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
There
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From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Going to leave!” he exclaimed.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
tray
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up
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From this reading “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HANKS ACCEPTS ADVICE There was a moment of silence, broken at length by Gil.
writing
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From this reading “No. I took his tray up and he was writing at his desk.
You're
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From this reading “You’re not fooling, Hope?”