Chapter XXXII
At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him. “They have killed him!” he cried. “My boy! They have killed him!” Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
The Mysterious Island
Chapter XXXII
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At
Herbert’s
cry,
Pencroft,
letting
his
gun
fall,
rushed
towards
him.
“They
have
killed
him!”
he
cried.
“My
boy!
They
have
killed
him!”
Cyrus
Harding
and
Gideon
Spilett
ran
to
Herbert.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
At
Herbert’s
cry,
Pencroft,
letting
his
gun
fall,
rushed
towards
him.
Line 2
“They
have
killed
him!”
he
cried.
Line 3
“My
boy!
Line 4
They
have
killed
him!”
Line 5
Cyrus
Harding
and
Gideon
Spilett
ran
to
Herbert.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““They have killed him!” he cried.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““They have killed him!” he cried.”
Towards
preposition
US /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
boy
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From this reading “My boy!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
cry
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Cyrus
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From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
fall
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Gideon
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From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
gun
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Harding
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From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
Herbert
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From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
Herbert's
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From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
killed
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From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
letting
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From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My boy!
Pencroft
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From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
ran
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From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
rushed
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From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.
Spilett
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From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have killed him!” he cried.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett ran to Herbert.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading At Herbert’s cry, Pencroft, letting his gun fall, rushed towards him.