Chapter XI
THE TAMING OF PATRICK GASS "Shannon, go get the men!" It was midnight. For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence. "We are going to start?" Shannon's face lightened eagerly.
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Chapter XI
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THE
TAMING
OF
PATRICK
GASS
"Shannon,
go
get
the
men!"
It
was
midnight.
For
more
than
an
hour
Meriwether
Lewis
had
sat,
his
head
drooped,
in
silence.
"We
are
going
to
start?"
Shannon's
face
lightened
eagerly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
THE
TAMING
OF
PATRICK
GASS
"Shannon,
go
get
the
men!"
Line 2
It
was
midnight.
Line 3
For
more
than
an
hour
Meriwether
Lewis
had
sat,
his
head
drooped,
in
silence.
Line 4
"We
are
going
to
start?"
Line 5
Shannon's
face
lightened
eagerly.
Learner Dictionary
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Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence.”
Start
noun
US /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We are going to start?"”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are going to start?"
drooped
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eagerly
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face
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ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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GASS
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get
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go
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going
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence.
head
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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hour
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight.
Lewis
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lightened
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From this reading Shannon's face lightened eagerly.
men
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From this reading THE TAMING OF PATRICK GASS "Shannon, go get the men!"
Meriwether
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From this reading For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence.
midnight
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From this reading It was midnight.
more
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TAMING OF PATRICK GASS "Shannon, go get the men!"
PATRICK
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sat
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Shannon
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Shannon's
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From this reading Shannon's face lightened eagerly.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We are going to start?"
TAMING
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From this reading THE TAMING OF PATRICK GASS "Shannon, go get the men!"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading For more than an hour Meriwether Lewis had sat, his head drooped, in silence.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TAMING OF PATRICK GASS "Shannon, go get the men!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We are going to start?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are going to start?"