Chapter XXV
A CHANGE OF JAILERS. There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone. Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner. It's my duty to hold him against any odds. It's the first rule of the service."
The Fur Bringers
Chapter XXV
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A
CHANGE
OF
JAILERS.
There
was
a
significant
silence
in
the
passage
when
Colina
had
gone.
Finally
Macfarlane
said
stubbornly,
"He's
my
prisoner.
It's
my
duty
to
hold
him
against
any
odds.
It's
the
first
rule
of
the
service."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
CHANGE
OF
JAILERS.
Line 2
There
was
a
significant
silence
in
the
passage
when
Colina
had
gone.
Line 3
Finally
Macfarlane
said
stubbornly,
"He's
my
prisoner.
Line 4
It's
my
duty
to
hold
him
against
any
odds.
Line 5
It's
the
first
rule
of
the
service."
Learner Dictionary
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Against
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “It's my duty to hold him against any odds.”
Duty
noun
US /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “It's my duty to hold him against any odds.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's the first rule of the service."”
Passage
noun
US /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.”
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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 A CHANGE OF JAILERS.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
any
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From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
CHANGE
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From this reading A CHANGE OF JAILERS.
Colina
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From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
Finally
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From this reading Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's the first rule of the service."
gone
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From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
He's
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From this reading Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
hold
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From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
It's
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From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
JAILERS
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From this reading A CHANGE OF JAILERS.
Macfarlane
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From this reading Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner.
odds
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From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHANGE OF JAILERS.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
prisoner
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From this reading Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner.
rule
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From this reading It's the first rule of the service."
said
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From this reading Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner.
service
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From this reading It's the first rule of the service."
significant
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From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
stubbornly
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From this reading Finally Macfarlane said stubbornly, "He's my prisoner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
There
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From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's my duty to hold him against any odds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was a significant silence in the passage when Colina had gone.