Chapter V
He poured it all forth as if in one sentence. A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak. “Good-bye!” he panted. “Wear it when ye get among the swells.” And he darted off and was gone.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Chapter V
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He
poured
it
all
forth
as
if
in
one
sentence.
A
bell
rang,
and
he
made
a
leap
away
before
Cedric
had
time
to
speak.
“Good-bye!”
he
panted.
“Wear
it
when
ye
get
among
the
swells.”
And
he
darted
off
and
was
gone.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
He
poured
it
all
forth
as
if
in
one
sentence.
Line 2
A
bell
rang,
and
he
made
a
leap
away
before
Cedric
had
time
to
speak.
Line 3
“Good-bye!”
he
panted.
Line 4
“Wear
it
when
ye
get
among
the
swells.”
Line 5
And
he
darted
off
and
was
gone.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Among
preposition
US /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading ““Wear it when ye get among the swells.””
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.”
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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 A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
all
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From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Wear it when ye get among the swells.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
away
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From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
bell
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From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
Cedric
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darted
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forth
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From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
get
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From this reading “Wear it when ye get among the swells.”
gone
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Good-bye
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From this reading “Good-bye!” he panted.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
leap
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From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
made
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From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
off
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From this reading And he darted off and was gone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
panted
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From this reading “Good-bye!” he panted.
poured
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From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
rang
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From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
sentence
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From this reading He poured it all forth as if in one sentence.
speak
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From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
swells
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From this reading “Wear it when ye get among the swells.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Wear it when ye get among the swells.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A bell rang, and he made a leap away before Cedric had time to speak.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he darted off and was gone.
Wear
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From this reading “Wear it when ye get among the swells.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Wear it when ye get among the swells.”
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Wear it when ye get among the swells.”