Chapter XXVII
Mr. Reeder sidled into the room apologetically, closing the door behind him. “All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked. “I thought you had company?” “I had some friends, but they’ve gone.” “Your son gone, too?”
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Chapter XXVII
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Mr.
Reeder
sidled
into
the
room
apologetically,
closing
the
door
behind
him.
“All
alone,
Mr.
Legge?”
he
asked.
“I
thought
you
had
company?”
“I
had
some
friends,
but
they’ve
gone.”
“Your
son
gone,
too?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mr.
Reeder
sidled
into
the
room
apologetically,
closing
the
door
behind
him.
Line 2
“All
alone,
Mr.
Legge?”
he
asked.
Line 3
“I
thought
you
had
company?”
Line 4
“I
had
some
friends,
but
they’ve
gone.”
Line 5
“Your
son
gone,
too?”
Learner Dictionary
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Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked.”
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Mr. Reeder sidled into the room apologetically, closing the door behind him.”
Thought
noun
US /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought you had company?””
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All
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From this reading “All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked.
apologetically
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From this reading Mr. Reeder sidled into the room apologetically, closing the door behind him.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Reeder sidled into the room apologetically, closing the door behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I had some friends, but they’ve gone.”
closing
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company
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door
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friends
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gone
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I thought you had company?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Reeder sidled into the room apologetically, closing the door behind him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you had company?”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Reeder sidled into the room apologetically, closing the door behind him.
Legge
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From this reading “All alone, Mr. Legge?” he asked.
Mr
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Reeder
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room
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sidled
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some
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son
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Reeder sidled into the room apologetically, closing the door behind him.
they've
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From this reading “I had some friends, but they’ve gone.”
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought you had company?”
too
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From this reading “Your son gone, too?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you had company?”
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your son gone, too?”