Chapter VII
At this moment, the broker entered the office. With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him. "Brake!" I cried, "Mr. Brake! Thank Heaven, you have come!
The Gates Between
Chapter VII
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At
this
moment,
the
broker
entered
the
office.
With
the
"Herald"
in
my
hand,
I
made
haste
to
meet
him.
"Brake!"
I
cried,
"Mr.
Brake!
Thank
Heaven,
you
have
come!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
At
this
moment,
the
broker
entered
the
office.
Line 2
With
the
"Herald"
in
my
hand,
I
made
haste
to
meet
him.
Line 3
"Brake!"
Line 4
I
cried,
"Mr.
Brake!
Line 5
Thank
Heaven,
you
have
come!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thank Heaven, you have come!”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried, "Mr. Brake!”
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Thank Heaven, you have come!”
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment, the broker entered the office.
Brake
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broker
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thank Heaven, you have come!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried, "Mr. Brake!
entered
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hand
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haste
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thank Heaven, you have come!
Heaven
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Herald
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From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
made
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meet
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From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
moment
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From this reading At this moment, the broker entered the office.
Mr
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From this reading I cried, "Mr. Brake!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
office
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From this reading At this moment, the broker entered the office.
Thank
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From this reading Thank Heaven, you have come!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment, the broker entered the office.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment, the broker entered the office.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the "Herald" in my hand, I made haste to meet him.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank Heaven, you have come!