Chapter VII
And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body. On the promenade they passed Kate Malone. She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white. "He's dead!" she cried. "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.
Harrigan
Chapter VII
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And
the
four
of
them
went
aft
carrying
McTee's
body.
On
the
promenade
they
passed
Kate
Malone.
She
shrank
against
the
rail,
her
eyes
blank
and
her
face
white.
"He's
dead!"
she
cried.
"He's
just
beginnin'
to
live,"
said
Harrigan.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
And
the
four
of
them
went
aft
carrying
McTee's
body.
Line 2
On
the
promenade
they
passed
Kate
Malone.
Line 3
She
shrank
against
the
rail,
her
eyes
blank
and
her
face
white.
Line 4
"He's
dead!"
she
cried.
Line 5
"He's
just
beginnin'
to
live,"
said
Harrigan.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.”
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's dead!" she cried.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's dead!" she cried.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.”
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aft
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From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
beginnin
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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.
blank
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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
carrying
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From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's dead!" she cried.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's dead!" she cried.
eyes
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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
face
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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
four
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Harrigan
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He's
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From this reading "He's dead!" she cried.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
just
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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.
Kate
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From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
live
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Malone
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From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
McTee's
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
promenade
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From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
rail
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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
said
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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
shrank
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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
white
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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.