Chapter XXVII
NICK TAKES A CHANCE. Finally there came a knock on the door. Nick opened it and looked out. Chick stood there. “They are landed, all right,” he said.
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Chapter XXVII
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NICK
TAKES
A
CHANCE.
Finally
there
came
a
knock
on
the
door.
Nick
opened
it
and
looked
out.
Chick
stood
there.
“They
are
landed,
all
right,”
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
NICK
TAKES
A
CHANCE.
Line 2
Finally
there
came
a
knock
on
the
door.
Line 3
Nick
opened
it
and
looked
out.
Line 4
Chick
stood
there.
Line 5
“They
are
landed,
all
right,”
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nick opened it and looked out.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They are landed, all right,” he said.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chick stood there.”
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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 NICK TAKES A CHANCE.
all
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From this reading “They are landed, all right,” he said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nick opened it and looked out.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They are landed, all right,” he said.
came
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From this reading Finally there came a knock on the door.
CHANCE
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From this reading NICK TAKES A CHANCE.
Chick
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From this reading Chick stood there.
door
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From this reading Finally there came a knock on the door.
Finally
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From this reading Finally there came a knock on the door.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are landed, all right,” he said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nick opened it and looked out.
knock
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From this reading Finally there came a knock on the door.
landed
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From this reading “They are landed, all right,” he said.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick opened it and looked out.
NICK
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From this reading NICK TAKES A CHANCE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Finally there came a knock on the door.
opened
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From this reading Nick opened it and looked out.
out
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From this reading Nick opened it and looked out.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They are landed, all right,” he said.
said
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From this reading “They are landed, all right,” he said.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chick stood there.
TAKES
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From this reading NICK TAKES A CHANCE.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Finally there came a knock on the door.
there
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From this reading Finally there came a knock on the door.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They are landed, all right,” he said.