Chapter VII
A POINT GAINED. The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick. It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt. His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be. One would have taken it to be soft felt.
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A
POINT
GAINED.
The
man
who
first
came
to
Nick’s
assistance
was
Chick.
It
may
as
well
be
said
at
once
that
Nick
was
not
badly
hurt.
His
hat
was
not
exactly
what
it
seemed
to
be.
One
would
have
taken
it
to
be
soft
felt.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
POINT
GAINED.
Line 2
The
man
who
first
came
to
Nick’s
assistance
was
Chick.
Line 3
It
may
as
well
be
said
at
once
that
Nick
was
not
badly
hurt.
Line 4
His
hat
was
not
exactly
what
it
seemed
to
be.
Line 5
One
would
have
taken
it
to
be
soft
felt.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “One would have taken it to be soft felt.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One would have taken it to be soft felt.”
POINT
noun
US /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “A POINT GAINED.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “One would have taken it to be soft felt.”
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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 A POINT GAINED.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
assistance
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From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
badly
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
came
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From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
Chick
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From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
exactly
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From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
felt
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From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
GAINED
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From this reading A POINT GAINED.
hat
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From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
hurt
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
man
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From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
Nick
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
Nick's
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From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
once
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
POINTnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading A POINT GAINED.
said
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
soft
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From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
taken
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From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
well
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From this reading It may as well be said at once that Nick was not badly hurt.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His hat was not exactly what it seemed to be.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man who first came to Nick’s assistance was Chick.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One would have taken it to be soft felt.