Chapter XXXI
DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir." The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously. "Good morning, Wheelright. You are here still?" "Yes, sir.
The Everlasting Arms
Chapter XXXI
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DICK
HEARS
STRANGE
NEWS
"Good
mornin',
sir."
The
porter
touched
his
cap
and
looked
at
Dick
curiously.
"Good
morning,
Wheelright.
You
are
here
still?"
"Yes,
sir.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
DICK
HEARS
STRANGE
NEWS
"Good
mornin',
sir."
Line 2
The
porter
touched
his
cap
and
looked
at
Dick
curiously.
Line 3
"Good
morning,
Wheelright.
Line 4
You
are
here
still?"
/juː ɑːr here still/
Line 5
"Yes,
sir.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
DICK
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are here still?"”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good morning, Wheelright.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are here still?"”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are here still?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
cap
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From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
curiously
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From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
DICK
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From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
HEARS
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From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are here still?"
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
mornin
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From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good morning, Wheelright.
NEWS
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From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
porter
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From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
sir
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From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are here still?"
STRANGE
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From this reading DICK HEARS STRANGE NEWS "Good mornin', sir."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
touched
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From this reading The porter touched his cap and looked at Dick curiously.
Wheelright
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From this reading "Good morning, Wheelright.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, sir.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are here still?"