Chapter V
They guessed at once, with one voice. Howell Gruffydd knew better than to ask an audience questions it could not answer. He held up his hands in admiring surprise. "Indeed they guess--they are every one right, Miss Pritchard! Astonissing!
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They
guessed
at
once,
with
one
voice.
Howell
Gruffydd
knew
better
than
to
ask
an
audience
questions
it
could
not
answer.
He
held
up
his
hands
in
admiring
surprise.
"Indeed
they
guess--they
are
every
one
right,
Miss
Pritchard!
Astonissing!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
guessed
at
once,
with
one
voice.
Line 2
Howell
Gruffydd
knew
better
than
to
ask
an
audience
questions
it
could
not
answer.
Line 3
He
held
up
his
hands
in
admiring
surprise.
Line 4
"Indeed
they
guess--they
are
every
one
right,
Miss
Pritchard!
Line 5
Astonissing!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Howell Gruffydd knew better than to ask an audience questions it could not answer.”
Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Indeed they guess--they are every one right, Miss Pritchard!”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He held up his hands in admiring surprise.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They guessed at once, with one voice.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They guessed at once, with one voice.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Indeed they guess--they are every one right, Miss Pritchard!”
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admiring
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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answer
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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ask
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Astonissing
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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audience
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better
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Howell Gruffydd knew better than to ask an audience questions it could not answer.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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Gruffydd
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guess
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guessed
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handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He held up his hands in admiring surprise.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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held
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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Howell
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Indeed
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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knew
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Miss
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Howell Gruffydd knew better than to ask an audience questions it could not answer.
once
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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Pritchard
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questions
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rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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surprise
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Howell Gruffydd knew better than to ask an audience questions it could not answer.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They guessed at once, with one voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Howell Gruffydd knew better than to ask an audience questions it could not answer.
up
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voice
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They guessed at once, with one voice.