Chapter VII
CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS. The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question. “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.” “Has he a family?” “A wife.”
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Chapter VII
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CHANCE
PLAYS
INTO
GORDON’S
HANDS.
The
newspaper
proprietor
nodded
gloomily
in
response
to
Gordon’s
question.
“Yes,”
he
answered,
“Simpson
disappeared
four
days
ago.”
“Has
he
a
family?”
“A
wife.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
CHANCE
PLAYS
INTO
GORDON’S
HANDS.
Line 2
The
newspaper
proprietor
nodded
gloomily
in
response
to
Gordon’s
question.
Line 3
“Yes,”
he
answered,
“Simpson
disappeared
four
days
ago.”
Line 4
“Has
he
a
family?”
Line 5
“A
wife.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Answered
noun
US /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.””
Disappeared
noun
US /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.””
HANDS
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Has he a family?””
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.”
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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 “Has he a family?”
ago
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From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”
CHANCE
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From this reading CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS.
days
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From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”
family
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From this reading “Has he a family?”
four
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From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”
gloomily
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From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
GORDON'S
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From this reading CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS.
HANDSplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has he a family?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS.
newspaper
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From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
PLAYS
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From this reading CHANCE PLAYS INTO GORDON’S HANDS.
proprietor
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From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
response
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From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
Simpson
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From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The newspaper proprietor nodded gloomily in response to Gordon’s question.
wife
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From this reading “A wife.”
Yes
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From this reading “Yes,” he answered, “Simpson disappeared four days ago.”