Chapter XV
IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER. To Godfrey the blow was serious. Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again? Could he hope so? No!
Godfrey Morgan: A Californian Mystery
Chapter XV
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IN
WHICH
SOMETHING
HAPPENS
WHICH
CANNOT
FAIL
TO
SURPRISE
THE
READER.
To
Godfrey
the
blow
was
serious.
Would
this
unexpected
chance
which
had
just
escaped
him
ever
offer
again?
Could
he
hope
so?
No!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
IN
WHICH
SOMETHING
HAPPENS
WHICH
CANNOT
FAIL
TO
SURPRISE
THE
READER.
Line 2
To
Godfrey
the
blow
was
serious.
Line 3
Would
this
unexpected
chance
which
had
just
escaped
him
ever
offer
again?
Line 4
Could
he
hope
so?
Line 5
No!
/noʊ/
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Could he hope so?”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?”
SOMETHING
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?
blow
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CANNOT
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chance
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Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could he hope so?
escaped
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evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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FAIL
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Godfrey
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From this reading To Godfrey the blow was serious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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HAPPENS
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Could he hope so?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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hope
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From this reading Could he hope so?
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER.
just
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From this reading Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No!
offer
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READER
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serious
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From this reading To Godfrey the blow was serious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Could he hope so?
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER.
SURPRISE
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From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER.
unexpected
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From this reading Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Godfrey the blow was serious.
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH SOMETHING HAPPENS WHICH CANNOT FAIL TO SURPRISE THE READER.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would this unexpected chance which had just escaped him ever offer again?