Chapter VIII
He reflected. “Queer I should have forgotten! Did _you_ hear any guns?” I said I had heard them. “Was it last night?”
In the Days of the Comet
Chapter VIII
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He
reflected.
“Queer
I
should
have
forgotten!
Did
_you_
hear
any
guns?”
I
said
I
had
heard
them.
“Was
it
last
night?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
reflected.
Line 2
“Queer
I
should
have
forgotten!
Line 3
Did
_you_
hear
any
guns?”
Line 4
I
said
I
had
heard
them.
Line 5
“Was
it
last
night?”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Forgotten
adjective
US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading ““Queer I should have forgotten!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Queer I should have forgotten!”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did _you_ hear any guns?””
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Was it last night?””
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any
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From this reading Did _you_ hear any guns?”
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did _you_ hear any guns?”
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Queer I should have forgotten!
guns
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From this reading Did _you_ hear any guns?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I said I had heard them.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Queer I should have forgotten!
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reflected.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did _you_ hear any guns?”
heard
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From this reading I said I had heard them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Queer I should have forgotten!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Was it last night?”
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it last night?”
night
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From this reading “Was it last night?”
Queer
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From this reading “Queer I should have forgotten!
reflected
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From this reading He reflected.
said
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From this reading I said I had heard them.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Queer I should have forgotten!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I said I had heard them.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was it last night?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did _you_ hear any guns?”