Chapter XLVI
DEA. That boy was at this time a man. Fifteen years had elapsed. It was in 1705. Gwynplaine was in his twenty-fifth year.
The Man Who Laughs
Chapter XLVI
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DEA.
That
boy
was
at
this
time
a
man.
Fifteen
years
had
elapsed.
It
was
in
1705.
Gwynplaine
was
in
his
twenty-fifth
year.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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DEA.
Line 2
That
boy
was
at
this
time
a
man.
Line 3
Fifteen
years
had
elapsed.
Line 4
It
was
in
1705.
Line 5
Gwynplaine
was
in
his
twenty-fifth
year.
Learner Dictionary
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Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That boy was at this time a man.”
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1705
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From this reading It was in 1705.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
boy
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From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
DEA
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From this reading DEA.
elapsed
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From this reading Fifteen years had elapsed.
Fifteen
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From this reading Fifteen years had elapsed.
Gwynplaine
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From this reading Gwynplaine was in his twenty-fifth year.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fifteen years had elapsed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gwynplaine was in his twenty-fifth year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in 1705.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in 1705.
man
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From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
twenty-fifth
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From this reading Gwynplaine was in his twenty-fifth year.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That boy was at this time a man.
year
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From this reading Gwynplaine was in his twenty-fifth year.
years
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From this reading Fifteen years had elapsed.