Chapter XIII
The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper. “Now,” said he. “To business!” Samuel pulled up his chair and the other drew a square. “This is a house I've been studying.
Samuel the Seeker
Chapter XIII
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The
meal
over,
Charlie
Swift
took
out
a
pencil
and
paper.
“Now,”
said
he.
“To
business!”
Samuel
pulled
up
his
chair
and
the
other
drew
a
square.
“This
is
a
house
I've
been
studying.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
meal
over,
Charlie
Swift
took
out
a
pencil
and
paper.
Line 2
“Now,”
said
he.
Line 3
“To
business!”
Line 4
Samuel
pulled
up
his
chair
and
the
other
drew
a
square.
Line 5
“This
is
a
house
I've
been
studying.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““This is a house I've been studying.”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Samuel pulled up his chair and the other drew a square.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper.”
Pulled
noun
US /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Samuel pulled up his chair and the other drew a square.”
Took
noun
US /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper.”
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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 The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “This is a house I've been studying.
business
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chair
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Charlie
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drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel pulled up his chair and the other drew a square.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Now,” said he.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Samuel pulled up his chair and the other drew a square.
house
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I've
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is a house I've been studying.
meal
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Now
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other
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out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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paper
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pencil
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pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel pulled up his chair and the other drew a square.
said
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Samuel
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square
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studying
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Swift
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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 The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is a house I've been studying.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To business!”
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The meal over, Charlie Swift took out a pencil and paper.
up
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From this reading Samuel pulled up his chair and the other drew a square.