Chapter XXVII
"She's dead?" McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside. "She is. She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring." They avoided each other's eyes.
Harrigan
Chapter XXVII
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"She's
dead?"
McTee
asked
softly
when
they
stood
on
the
promenade
outside.
"She
is.
She
must
have
been
dying
at
about
the
time
I
brought
in
that
other
message--the
one
you
told
me
to
bring."
They
avoided
each
other's
eyes.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"She's
dead?"
Line 2
McTee
asked
softly
when
they
stood
on
the
promenade
outside.
Line 3
"She
is.
/ʃiː ɪz/
Line 4
She
must
have
been
dying
at
about
the
time
I
brought
in
that
other
message--the
one
you
told
me
to
bring."
Line 5
They
avoided
each
other's
eyes.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She's dead?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
avoided
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From this reading They avoided each other's eyes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
bring
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From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She's dead?"
dying
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From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They avoided each other's eyes.
eyes
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From this reading They avoided each other's eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is.
McTee
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From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
message
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From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
other
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From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
other's
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From this reading They avoided each other's eyes.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
promenade
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From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is.
She's
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From this reading "She's dead?"
softly
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From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading McTee asked softly when they stood on the promenade outside.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She must have been dying at about the time I brought in that other message--the one you told me to bring."