Chapter V
They let him go. Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides. "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it." "What excuse do you think he'll make?" "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
The Romantic
Chapter V
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They
let
him
go.
Charlotte
looked
round
the
corner
of
the
hood
and
saw
him
running
with
brief,
jerky
strides.
"He's
got
a
nerve,"
said
John,
"to
be
able
to
do
it."
"What
excuse
do
you
think
he'll
make?"
"Oh,
he'll
say
we
sent
him."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
They
let
him
go.
Line 2
Charlotte
looked
round
the
corner
of
the
hood
and
saw
him
running
with
brief,
jerky
strides.
Line 3
"He's
got
a
nerve,"
said
John,
"to
be
able
to
do
it."
Line 4
"What
excuse
do
you
think
he'll
make?"
Line 5
"Oh,
he'll
say
we
sent
him."
Learner Dictionary
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John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."”
Let
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “They let him go.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
Make
noun
US /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What excuse do you think he'll make?"”
Running
noun
US /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What excuse do you think he'll make?"”
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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 "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
able
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From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
brief
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
Charlotte
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
corner
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
excuse
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From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
go
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From this reading They let him go.
got
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From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
he'll
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From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
He's
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From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They let him go.
hood
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
jerky
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
John
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From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They let him go.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
nerve
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From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
round
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
said
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From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
saw
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
say
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From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
sent
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From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
strides
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From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They let him go.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He's got a nerve," said John, "to be able to do it."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, he'll say we sent him."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charlotte looked round the corner of the hood and saw him running with brief, jerky strides.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What excuse do you think he'll make?"