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John Caldigate
John Caldigate

Chapter II

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The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

John Caldigate

Chapter II

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.
Line 2
The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.
Line 3
When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.
Line 4
'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.
Line 5
'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.”

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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 When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

affairs

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

all

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.

arrange

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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

assured

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

Caldigate

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

direct

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

disperse

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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

dozen

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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

expedient

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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

family

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

father

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

Folking

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

friend

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

go

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

home

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

house

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

how

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

John

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

lived

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

men

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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

moment

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

more

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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

much

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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

nest

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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

others

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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

own

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

promised

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

race

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From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.

rather

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

remembering

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

Richard

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

room

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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

sad

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

sadness

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

said

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From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.

sentimental

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From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.

Shand

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

Shand's

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

Shands

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From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

some

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

sooner

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From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

suggested

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

there

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

together

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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

two

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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

way

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From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 'We are not a sentimental race,' he had said.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The Shands John Caldigate had promised to go direct from Folking to the house of his friend Richard Shand, or rather, to the house in which lived Richard Shand's father and family.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading 'There are a dozen of us, and the sooner some of us disperse ourselves, the more room will there be in the nest for the others.'

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading When Caldigate, remembering how affairs were at his own home, had suggested that at so sad a moment he might be found to be in the way, Shand had assured him that there would be no sadness at all.

young

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From this reading The two young men had much to arrange together, and this had been thought to be expedient.