Chapter XXVIII
THE PLOT UNVEILED. The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt. Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet. In his hand was a revolver. A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the
Chapter XXVIII
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THE
PLOT
UNVEILED.
The
sound
of
the
name
of
Ben
Joyce
fell
upon
the
party
like
a
thunderbolt.
Ayrton
suddenly
sprang
to
his
feet.
In
his
hand
was
a
revolver.
A
report
was
heard;
and
Glenarvan
fell,
struck
by
a
bullet.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
In Search of the Castaways — A Romantic Narrative of the
Chapter XXVIII
Reading 1/93 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
THE
PLOT
UNVEILED.
Line 2
The
sound
of
the
name
of
Ben
Joyce
fell
upon
the
party
like
a
thunderbolt.
Line 3
Ayrton
suddenly
sprang
to
his
feet.
Line 4
In
his
hand
was
a
revolver.
Line 5
A
report
was
heard;
and
Glenarvan
fell,
struck
by
a
bullet.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In his hand was a revolver.”
Name
noun
US /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.”
Party
noun
US /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.”
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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 The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
Ayrton
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From this reading Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet.
Ben
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From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
bullet
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From this reading A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
feet
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From this reading Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet.
fell
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From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
Glenarvan
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From this reading A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
hand
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From this reading In his hand was a revolver.
heard
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From this reading A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his hand was a revolver.
Joyce
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From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
like
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From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
PLOT
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From this reading THE PLOT UNVEILED.
report
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From this reading A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
revolver
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From this reading In his hand was a revolver.
sound
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From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
sprang
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From this reading Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A report was heard; and Glenarvan fell, struck by a bullet.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT UNVEILED.
thunderbolt
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From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ayrton suddenly sprang to his feet.
UNVEILED
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From this reading THE PLOT UNVEILED.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sound of the name of Ben Joyce fell upon the party like a thunderbolt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his hand was a revolver.