Chapter II
We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him. ’How did you find me in the crowd?’ I asked him. ’_Señor_ Macdonald say you like _Señor Geraldio_. All peoples know Señor Geraldio.’
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Chapter II
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We
were
jolly
glad
to
find
any
one
who
would
take
us
to
him.
’How
did
you
find
me
in
the
crowd?’
I
asked
him.
’_Señor_
Macdonald
say
you
like
_Señor
Geraldio_.
All
peoples
know
Señor
Geraldio.’
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
We
were
jolly
glad
to
find
any
one
who
would
take
us
to
him.
Line 2
’How
did
you
find
me
in
the
crowd?’
Line 3
I
asked
him.
/aɪ asked hɪm/
Line 4
’_Señor_
Macdonald
say
you
like
_Señor
Geraldio_.
Line 5
All
peoples
know
Señor
Geraldio.’
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked him.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All peoples know Señor Geraldio.’”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.”
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All
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any
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From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him.
crowd
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From this reading ’How did you find me in the crowd?’
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ’How did you find me in the crowd?’
find
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From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
Geraldio
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From this reading ’_Señor_ Macdonald say you like _Señor Geraldio_.
glad
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From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
How
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From this reading ’How did you find me in the crowd?’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ’How did you find me in the crowd?’
jolly
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From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All peoples know Señor Geraldio.’
like
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From this reading ’_Señor_ Macdonald say you like _Señor Geraldio_.
Macdonald
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From this reading ’_Señor_ Macdonald say you like _Señor Geraldio_.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’How did you find me in the crowd?’
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
peoples
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From this reading All peoples know Señor Geraldio.’
say
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From this reading ’_Señor_ Macdonald say you like _Señor Geraldio_.
Señor
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From this reading ’_Señor_ Macdonald say you like _Señor Geraldio_.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’How did you find me in the crowd?’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We were jolly glad to find any one who would take us to him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’How did you find me in the crowd?’