Chapter VII
“What is it?” she asked. He made no answer till she had repeated her question. “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said. “We have gone the wrong way. We are lost, little girl!”
Pole Baker: A Novel
Chapter VII
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“What
is
it?”
she
asked.
He
made
no
answer
till
she
had
repeated
her
question.
“This
is
the
same
road
we
passed
over
half
an
hour
ago,”
he
said.
“We
have
gone
the
wrong
way.
We
are
lost,
little
girl!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“What
is
it?”
she
asked.
/wʌt ɪz ɪt ʃiː asked/
Line 2
He
made
no
answer
till
she
had
repeated
her
question.
Line 3
“This
is
the
same
road
we
passed
over
half
an
hour
ago,”
he
said.
Line 4
“We
have
gone
the
wrong
way.
Line 5
We
are
lost,
little
girl!”
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 ““What is it?” she asked.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““We have gone the wrong way.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We are lost, little girl!””
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He made no answer till she had repeated her question.”
Repeated
noun
US /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made no answer till she had repeated her question.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.”
Till
preposition
US /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “He made no answer till she had repeated her question.”
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ago
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From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
answer
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From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
girl
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From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
gone
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From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
hour
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From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
lost
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From this reading We are lost, little girl!”
made
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From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
road
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From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
said
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From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He made no answer till she had repeated her question.
way
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From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “This is the same road we passed over half an hour ago,” he said.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?” she asked.
wrong
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From this reading “We have gone the wrong way.