Chapter XXII
COLINA RELENTS. As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch. "Stand, or I fire!" It was the voice of Macfarlane. "It is Ambrose Doane and Tole Grampierre," cried Ambrose.
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COLINA
RELENTS.
As
Ambrose
and
Tole
started
in
the
gate
they
were
hailed
from
the
dark
doorway
under
the
porch.
"Stand,
or
I
fire!"
It
was
the
voice
of
Macfarlane.
"It
is
Ambrose
Doane
and
Tole
Grampierre,"
cried
Ambrose.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
COLINA
RELENTS.
Line 2
As
Ambrose
and
Tole
started
in
the
gate
they
were
hailed
from
the
dark
doorway
under
the
porch.
Line 3
"Stand,
or
I
fire!"
Line 4
It
was
the
voice
of
Macfarlane.
Line 5
"It
is
Ambrose
Doane
and
Tole
Grampierre,"
cried
Ambrose.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is Ambrose Doane and Tole Grampierre," cried Ambrose.”
Hailed
noun
US /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stand, or I fire!"”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.”
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Ambrose
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From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
COLINA
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From this reading COLINA RELENTS.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is Ambrose Doane and Tole Grampierre," cried Ambrose.
dark
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From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
Doane
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From this reading "It is Ambrose Doane and Tole Grampierre," cried Ambrose.
doorway
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From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
fire
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From this reading "Stand, or I fire!"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
gate
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From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
Grampierre
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From this reading "It is Ambrose Doane and Tole Grampierre," cried Ambrose.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Stand, or I fire!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is Ambrose Doane and Tole Grampierre," cried Ambrose.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the voice of Macfarlane.
Macfarlane
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From this reading It was the voice of Macfarlane.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the voice of Macfarlane.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Stand, or I fire!"
porch
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From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
RELENTS
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From this reading COLINA RELENTS.
Stand
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From this reading "Stand, or I fire!"
started
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From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
Tole
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From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.
voice
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From this reading It was the voice of Macfarlane.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the voice of Macfarlane.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As Ambrose and Tole started in the gate they were hailed from the dark doorway under the porch.