Chapter XV
All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers. "Here it is," he went on triumphantly. "_Ah, ca_! But there will be no probing required. The ball has gone clean through."
Fordham's Feud
Chapter XV
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All
this
while
the
speaker
had
been
ripping
up
the
leg
of
the
prostrate
man's
trousers.
"Here
it
is,"
he
went
on
triumphantly.
"_Ah,
ca_!
But
there
will
be
no
probing
required.
The
ball
has
gone
clean
through."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
All
this
while
the
speaker
had
been
ripping
up
the
leg
of
the
prostrate
man's
trousers.
Line 2
"Here
it
is,"
he
went
on
triumphantly.
Line 3
"_Ah,
ca_!
Line 4
But
there
will
be
no
probing
required.
Line 5
The
ball
has
gone
clean
through."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The ball has gone clean through."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here it is," he went on triumphantly.”
Required
noun
US /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there will be no probing required.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The ball has gone clean through."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here it is," he went on triumphantly.”
While
conjunction
US /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.”
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Ah
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From this reading "_Ah, ca_!
All
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
ball
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From this reading The ball has gone clean through."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But there will be no probing required.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there will be no probing required.
ca
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From this reading "_Ah, ca_!
clean
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From this reading The ball has gone clean through."
gone
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From this reading The ball has gone clean through."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ball has gone clean through."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here it is," he went on triumphantly.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here it is," he went on triumphantly.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here it is," he went on triumphantly.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Here it is," he went on triumphantly.
leg
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
man's
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there will be no probing required.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Here it is," he went on triumphantly.
probing
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From this reading But there will be no probing required.
prostrate
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there will be no probing required.
ripping
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
speaker
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
there
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From this reading But there will be no probing required.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The ball has gone clean through."
triumphantly
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From this reading "Here it is," he went on triumphantly.
trousers
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
up
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From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here it is," he went on triumphantly.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All this while the speaker had been ripping up the leg of the prostrate man's trousers.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But there will be no probing required.