Chapter XXI
The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless. "Without you?" he gasped. "Without you?" "Yes," said Marco. "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
The Lost Prince
Chapter XXI
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The
Rat
caught
at
his
thin
chest
as
if
he
had
been
struck
breathless.
"Without
you?"
he
gasped.
"Without
you?"
"Yes,"
said
Marco.
"And
we
must
think
of
it,
and
plan
in
case
anything
like
that
should
happen."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
Rat
caught
at
his
thin
chest
as
if
he
had
been
struck
breathless.
Line 2
"Without
you?"
he
gasped.
Line 3
"Without
you?"
/wɪˈθaʊt juː/
Line 4
"Yes,"
said
Marco.
Line 5
"And
we
must
think
of
it,
and
plan
in
case
anything
like
that
should
happen."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “"And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.”
Thin
adjective
US /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"Without you?" he gasped.”
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
breathless
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From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
case
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From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
caught
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From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
chest
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From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
gasped
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From this reading "Without you?" he gasped.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
happen
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From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
like
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From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
Marco
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From this reading "Yes," said Marco.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
plan
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From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
Rat
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From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
said
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From this reading "Yes," said Marco.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The Rat caught at his thin chest as if he had been struck breathless.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we must think of it, and plan in case anything like that should happen."
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Without you?" he gasped.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Marco.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Without you?" he gasped.