Chapter XCIX
A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL. Gwynplaine uttered a cry. “Is that you, wolf?” Homo wagged his tail. His eyes sparkled in the darkness.
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A
WATCH-DOG
MAY
BE
A
GUARDIAN
ANGEL.
Gwynplaine
uttered
a
cry.
“Is
that
you,
wolf?”
Homo
wagged
his
tail.
His
eyes
sparkled
in
the
darkness.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
WATCH-DOG
MAY
BE
A
GUARDIAN
ANGEL.
Line 2
Gwynplaine
uttered
a
cry.
Line 3
“Is
that
you,
wolf?”
Line 4
Homo
wagged
his
tail.
Line 5
His
eyes
sparkled
in
the
darkness.
Learner Dictionary
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MAY
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.”
Uttered
noun
US /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Gwynplaine uttered a cry.”
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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 A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
ANGEL
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From this reading A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
cry
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From this reading Gwynplaine uttered a cry.
darkness
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eyes
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From this reading His eyes sparkled in the darkness.
GUARDIAN
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From this reading A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
Gwynplaine
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From this reading Gwynplaine uttered a cry.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Homo wagged his tail.
Homo
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From this reading Homo wagged his tail.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His eyes sparkled in the darkness.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is that you, wolf?”
MAYmodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
sparkled
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From this reading His eyes sparkled in the darkness.
tail
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From this reading Homo wagged his tail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Is that you, wolf?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His eyes sparkled in the darkness.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gwynplaine uttered a cry.
wagged
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From this reading Homo wagged his tail.
WATCH-DOG
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From this reading A WATCH-DOG MAY BE A GUARDIAN ANGEL.
wolf
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From this reading “Is that you, wolf?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is that you, wolf?”