Chapter II
A low growl seemed to rumble distantly. "What the devil's that?" Tremaine said. Jess shone the light on the floor. "Look here," he said.
The Long Remembered Thunder
Chapter II
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A
low
growl
seemed
to
rumble
distantly.
"What
the
devil's
that?"
Tremaine
said.
Jess
shone
the
light
on
the
floor.
"Look
here,"
he
said.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
low
growl
seemed
to
rumble
distantly.
Line 2
"What
the
devil's
that?"
Line 3
Tremaine
said.
Line 4
Jess
shone
the
light
on
the
floor.
Line 5
"Look
here,"
he
said.
Learner Dictionary
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Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here," he said.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here," he said.”
Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A low growl seemed to rumble distantly.”
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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devil's
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distantly
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floor
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growl
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look here," he said.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Jess
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light
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LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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low
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jess shone the light on the floor.
rumble
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said
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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shone
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From this reading Jess shone the light on the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What the devil's that?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What the devil's that?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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Tremaine
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From this reading Tremaine said.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the devil's that?"