Chapter XVI
"That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh. His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh. He slipped down on Jack's arm a little. "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured. "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
Jack Chanty: A Story of Athabasca
Chapter XVI
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"That's
done,"
murmured
Garrod
with
a
sigh.
His
fictitious
strength
seemed
to
ebb
with
the
sigh.
He
slipped
down
on
Jack's
arm
a
little.
"Don't
leave
me,
Macgreegor,"
he
murmured.
"It's
all
right
with
us
now,
isn't
it?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"That's
done,"
murmured
Garrod
with
a
sigh.
Line 2
His
fictitious
strength
seemed
to
ebb
with
the
sigh.
Line 3
He
slipped
down
on
Jack's
arm
a
little.
Line 4
"Don't
leave
me,
Macgreegor,"
he
murmured.
Line 5
"It's
all
right
with
us
now,
isn't
it?"
Learner Dictionary
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Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.”
Ebb
noun
US /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading “His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's all right with us now, isn't it?"”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.”
Strength
noun
US /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.”
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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 "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
all
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arm
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Don't
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From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
down
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From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
fictitious
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From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
Garrod
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From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
isn't
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From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
It's
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From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
Jack's
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From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
leave
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From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
Macgreegor
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From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't leave me, Macgreegor," he murmured.
murmured
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From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
now
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From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
sigh
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From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
slipped
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From this reading He slipped down on Jack's arm a little.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
That's
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From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His fictitious strength seemed to ebb with the sigh.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It's all right with us now, isn't it?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's done," murmured Garrod with a sigh.