Chapter IV
My friend’s face grew graver still. “Anything else?” “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.” “Was it only recently that he made such remarks?” “Yes, quite recently.”
His Last Bow
Chapter IV
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My
friend’s
face
grew
graver
still.
“Anything
else?”
“He
said
that
we
were
slack
about
such
matters—that
it
would
be
easy
for
a
traitor
to
get
the
plans.”
“Was
it
only
recently
that
he
made
such
remarks?”
“Yes,
quite
recently.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
My
friend’s
face
grew
graver
still.
Line 2
“Anything
else?”
Line 3
“He
said
that
we
were
slack
about
such
matters—that
it
would
be
easy
for
a
traitor
to
get
the
plans.”
Line 4
“Was
it
only
recently
that
he
made
such
remarks?”
Line 5
“Yes,
quite
recently.”
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 ““He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.””
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading ““Anything else?””
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, quite recently.””
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My friend’s face grew graver still.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.””
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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 “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
AnythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything else?”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
easy
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From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
else
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From this reading “Anything else?”
face
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From this reading My friend’s face grew graver still.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
friend's
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From this reading My friend’s face grew graver still.
get
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From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
graver
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From this reading My friend’s face grew graver still.
grew
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From this reading My friend’s face grew graver still.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
made
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From this reading “Was it only recently that he made such remarks?”
matters
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From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend’s face grew graver still.
only
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From this reading “Was it only recently that he made such remarks?”
plans
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From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, quite recently.”
recently
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From this reading “Was it only recently that he made such remarks?”
remarks
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From this reading “Was it only recently that he made such remarks?”
said
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From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
slack
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From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My friend’s face grew graver still.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
traitor
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From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was it only recently that he made such remarks?”
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He said that we were slack about such matters—that it would be easy for a traitor to get the plans.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes, quite recently.”