Chapter II
They went down to the beach at once. A morning mist lay over the sea. They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead. They were obliged to wait. At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
Murat: Celebrated Crimes
Chapter II
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They
went
down
to
the
beach
at
once.
A
morning
mist
lay
over
the
sea.
They
could
not
see
anything
two
hundred
yards
ahead.
They
were
obliged
to
wait.
At
last
the
first
sunbeams
began
to
pierce
this
nocturnal
mist.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
went
down
to
the
beach
at
once.
Line 2
A
morning
mist
lay
over
the
sea.
Line 3
They
could
not
see
anything
two
hundred
yards
ahead.
Line 4
They
were
obliged
to
wait.
Line 5
At
last
the
first
sunbeams
began
to
pierce
this
nocturnal
mist.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A morning mist lay over the sea.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went down to the beach at once.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A morning mist lay over the sea.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They went down to the beach at once.”
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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 morning mist lay over the sea.
ahead
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From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
beach
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From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
down
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From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
hundred
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From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
lay
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From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
mist
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From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
nocturnal
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From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
obliged
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From this reading They were obliged to wait.
once
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From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
pierce
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From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
sea
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From this reading A morning mist lay over the sea.
see
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From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
sunbeams
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From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At last the first sunbeams began to pierce this nocturnal mist.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
two
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From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.
wait
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From this reading They were obliged to wait.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went down to the beach at once.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were obliged to wait.
yards
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From this reading They could not see anything two hundred yards ahead.