Chapter IV
“I will.” “That is all.” Instinctively he held out his hand. I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone. I slept that night.
The House of the Whispering Pines
Chapter IV
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“I
will.”
“That
is
all.”
Instinctively
he
held
out
his
hand.
I
dropped
mine
in
it;
there
was
a
slight
pressure,
some
few
more
murmured
words
and
he
was
gone.
I
slept
that
night.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“I
will.”
/aɪ wɪl/
Line 2
“That
is
all.”
Line 3
Instinctively
he
held
out
his
hand.
Line 4
I
dropped
mine
in
it;
there
was
a
slight
pressure,
some
few
more
murmured
words
and
he
was
gone.
Line 5
I
slept
that
night.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instinctively he held out his hand.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was 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 I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
all
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From this reading “That is all.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
dropped
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
few
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
gone
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
hand
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From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
held
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From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
Instinctively
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From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is all.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
more
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
murmured
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
night
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From this reading I slept that night.
out
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From this reading Instinctively he held out his hand.
pressure
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
slept
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From this reading I slept that night.
slight
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
some
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is all.”
there
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will.”
words
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From this reading I dropped mine in it; there was a slight pressure, some few more murmured words and he was gone.