Chapter VII
Benny looked and felt miserable. The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff. That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered. He said unhappily. "But I _did_ kill them, both of them.
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Chapter VII
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Benny
looked
and
felt
miserable.
The
lieutenant
didn't
believe
him,
and
neither
had
Mr.
Hoff.
That
much
at
least
of
the
lieutenant's
speech
had
registered.
He
said
unhappily.
"But
I
_did_
kill
them,
both
of
them.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Benny
looked
and
felt
miserable.
Line 2
The
lieutenant
didn't
believe
him,
and
neither
had
Mr.
Hoff.
Line 3
That
much
at
least
of
the
lieutenant's
speech
had
registered.
Line 4
He
said
unhappily.
Line 5
"But
I
_did_
kill
them,
both
of
them.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Believe
noun
US /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Benny looked and felt miserable.”
Neither
determiner
US /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Benny looked and felt miserable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
Benny
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From this reading Benny looked and felt miserable.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "But I _did_ kill them, both of them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I _did_ kill them, both of them.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But I _did_ kill them, both of them.
didn't
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From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
felt
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From this reading Benny looked and felt miserable.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said unhappily.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
Hoff
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From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I _did_ kill them, both of them.
kill
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From this reading "But I _did_ kill them, both of them.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
lieutenant
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From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
lieutenant's
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From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Benny looked and felt miserable.
miserable
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From this reading Benny looked and felt miserable.
Mr
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From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
much
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From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
registered
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From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
said
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From this reading He said unhappily.
speech
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From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That much at least of the lieutenant's speech had registered.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lieutenant didn't believe him, and neither had Mr. Hoff.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But I _did_ kill them, both of them.
unhappily
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From this reading He said unhappily.