Chapter XIII
Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm. “Carefully,” he said again. “He speaks,” said the third man. “Certainly he is a man.” “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
The Door in the Wall, and Other Stories
Chapter XIII
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Nunez
struggled
a
little
under
their
examination,
but
they
gripped
him
firm.
“Carefully,”
he
said
again.
“He
speaks,”
said
the
third
man.
“Certainly
he
is
a
man.”
“Ugh!”
said
Pedro,
at
the
roughness
of
his
coat.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Nunez
struggled
a
little
under
their
examination,
but
they
gripped
him
firm.
Line 2
“Carefully,”
he
said
again.
Line 3
“He
speaks,”
said
the
third
man.
Line 4
“Certainly
he
is
a
man.”
Line 5
“Ugh!”
said
Pedro,
at
the
roughness
of
his
coat.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Carefully,” he said again.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.”
Third
noun
US /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He speaks,” said the third man.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.”
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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 Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carefully,” he said again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
Carefully
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From this reading “Carefully,” he said again.
Certainly
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From this reading “Certainly he is a man.”
coat
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From this reading “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
examination
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From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
firm
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From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
gripped
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From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Carefully,” he said again.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Certainly he is a man.”
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
man
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From this reading “He speaks,” said the third man.
Nunez
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From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
Pedro
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From this reading “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
roughness
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From this reading “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
said
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From this reading “Carefully,” he said again.
speaks
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From this reading “He speaks,” said the third man.
struggled
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From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He speaks,” said the third man.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He speaks,” said the third man.
Ugh
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From this reading “Ugh!” said Pedro, at the roughness of his coat.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Nunez struggled a little under their examination, but they gripped him firm.