Chapter V
"And William?" I suggested. "What do you think of William?" Slowly he straightened himself. Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
Lost Man's Lane
Chapter V
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"And
William?"
I
suggested.
"What
do
you
think
of
William?"
Slowly
he
straightened
himself.
Slowly
he
dropped
the
whip
back
into
its
socket.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"And
William?"
Line 2
I
suggested.
Line 3
"What
do
you
think
of
William?"
Line 4
Slowly
he
straightened
himself.
Line 5
Slowly
he
dropped
the
whip
back
into
its
socket.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Slowly he straightened himself.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do you think of William?"”
All words in this reading · 20
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And William?"
back
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From this reading Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of William?"
dropped
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From this reading Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly he straightened himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Slowly he straightened himself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suggested.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you think of William?"
Slowly
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From this reading Slowly he straightened himself.
socket
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From this reading Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
straightened
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From this reading Slowly he straightened himself.
suggested
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From this reading I suggested.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do you think of William?"
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of William?"
whip
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From this reading Slowly he dropped the whip back into its socket.
William
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From this reading "And William?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think of William?"