Chapter XXVI
THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove! Where on earth have you sprung from?" Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands. Macheson drew a long sigh of relief. "From the pigsties, Dick.
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Chapter XXVI
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THE
ECHO
OF
A
CRIME
"Macheson,
by
Jove!
Where
on
earth
have
you
sprung
from?"
Holderness
threw
down
his
pen
and
held
out
both
his
hands.
Macheson
drew
a
long
sigh
of
relief.
"From
the
pigsties,
Dick.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
ECHO
OF
A
CRIME
"Macheson,
by
Jove!
Line 2
Where
on
earth
have
you
sprung
from?"
Line 3
Holderness
threw
down
his
pen
and
held
out
both
his
hands.
Line 4
Macheson
drew
a
long
sigh
of
relief.
Line 5
"From
the
pigsties,
Dick.
Learner Dictionary
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Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"From the pigsties, Dick.”
Drew
noun
US /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where on earth have you sprung from?"”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.”
Relief
noun
US /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.”
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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 THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
CRIME
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From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
Dick
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From this reading "From the pigsties, Dick.
down
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From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
earth
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ECHO
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
held
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From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
Holderness
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From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
Jove
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From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
Macheson
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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
out
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From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
pen
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From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
pigsties
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From this reading "From the pigsties, Dick.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
sigh
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From this reading Macheson drew a long sigh of relief.
sprung
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ECHO OF A CRIME "Macheson, by Jove!
threw
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From this reading Holderness threw down his pen and held out both his hands.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where on earth have you sprung from?"