Chapter III
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT. For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry. Matt was up to something. He moved as though he was not very lame. Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
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Chapter III
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WHAT
HAPPENED
IN
THE
NIGHT.
For
a
moment,
Wade
forgot
that
he
was
hungry.
Matt
was
up
to
something.
He
moved
as
though
he
was
not
very
lame.
Wade
opened
the
door,
and
looked
to
see
which
way
the
young
rascal
went.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WHAT
HAPPENED
IN
THE
NIGHT.
Line 2
For
a
moment,
Wade
forgot
that
he
was
hungry.
Line 3
Matt
was
up
to
something.
Line 4
He
moved
as
though
he
was
not
very
lame.
Line 5
Wade
opened
the
door,
and
looked
to
see
which
way
the
young
rascal
went.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Matt was up to something.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He moved as though he was not very lame.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.”
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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 For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He moved as though he was not very lame.
door
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From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
forgot
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From this reading For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
HAPPENED
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From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
hungry
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From this reading For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
lame
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From this reading He moved as though he was not very lame.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
Matt
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From this reading Matt was up to something.
moment
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moved
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From this reading He moved as though he was not very lame.
NIGHT
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He moved as though he was not very lame.
opened
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From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
rascal
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From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
see
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From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Matt was up to something.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He moved as though he was not very lame.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matt was up to something.
up
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From this reading Matt was up to something.
very
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From this reading He moved as though he was not very lame.
Wade
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From this reading For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment, Wade forgot that he was hungry.
way
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From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.
young
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From this reading Wade opened the door, and looked to see which way the young rascal went.