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Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery
Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery

Chapter VIII

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IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.
That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.
"My dear Godfrey!" exclaimed Tartlet.
"My good Tartlet!" replied Godfrey.
"At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.
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That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.
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"My dear Godfrey!" exclaimed Tartlet.
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"My good Tartlet!" replied Godfrey.
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"At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.”

EVERYTHING pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My good Tartlet!" replied Godfrey.”

HAVE auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.”

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"My good Tartlet!" replied Godfrey.”

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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 "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

accidents

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

another's

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From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

arms

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From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

arrived

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

CRUSOES

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From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

dear

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From this reading "My dear Godfrey!" exclaimed Tartlet.

DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

enough

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

EVERYTHINGpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

exclaimed

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From this reading "My dear Godfrey!" exclaimed Tartlet.

Godfrey

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From this reading "My dear Godfrey!" exclaimed Tartlet.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My good Tartlet!" replied Godfrey.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

man

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "My dear Godfrey!" exclaimed Tartlet.

navigation

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

observed

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

port

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

professor

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From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

pupil

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From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "My good Tartlet!" replied Godfrey.

rushed

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From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

SHOWN

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From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

Tartlet

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From this reading "My dear Godfrey!" exclaimed Tartlet.

THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading That done, the professor and his pupil rushed into one another's arms.

THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

tone

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From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "At last we are arrived in port!" observed the professor in the tone of a man who had had enough of navigation and its accidents.

WISH

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From this reading IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT CRUSOES DO NOT HAVE EVERYTHING AS THEY WISH.