Chapter XIII
DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD. "At last!" said Dick. "At last a ray of light! What's the time?" He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.
Samuel Boyd of Catchpole Square: A Mystery
Chapter XIII
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DICK
RELIEVES
GRACIE'S
FEELING
BY
ONE
EXPRESSIVE
WORD.
"At
last!"
said
Dick.
"At
last
a
ray
of
light!
What's
the
time?"
He
looked
at
a
clock
in
a
baker's
shop.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DICK
RELIEVES
GRACIE'S
FEELING
BY
ONE
EXPRESSIVE
WORD.
Line 2
"At
last!"
said
Dick.
Line 3
"At
last
a
ray
of
light!
Line 4
What's
the
time?"
Line 5
He
looked
at
a
clock
in
a
baker's
shop.
Learner Dictionary
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DICK
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.”
FEELING
noun
US /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At last!" said Dick.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.”
ONE
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What's the time?"”
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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 "At last a ray of light!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last!" said Dick.
baker's
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From this reading He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.
clock
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From this reading He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.
DICK
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From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.
EXPRESSIVE
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From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.
FEELINGnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.
GRACIE'S
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From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last!" said Dick.
light
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From this reading "At last a ray of light!
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At last a ray of light!
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.
ray
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From this reading "At last a ray of light!
RELIEVES
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From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.
said
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From this reading "At last!" said Dick.
shop
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From this reading He looked at a clock in a baker's shop.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the time?"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What's the time?"
What's
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From this reading What's the time?"
WORD
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From this reading DICK RELIEVES GRACIE'S FEELING BY ONE EXPRESSIVE WORD.