Chapter VIII
I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head. "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued. "I have just come from the old man. He's in a nursing home round the corner." "What, Mr. Thomson?"
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Chapter VIII
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I
indicated
a
chair
but
our
visitor
shook
his
head.
"Got
to
be
tooting
off
in
a
moment,"
he
continued.
"I
have
just
come
from
the
old
man.
He's
in
a
nursing
home
round
the
corner."
"What,
Mr.
Thomson?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
indicated
a
chair
but
our
visitor
shook
his
head.
Line 2
"Got
to
be
tooting
off
in
a
moment,"
he
continued.
Line 3
"I
have
just
come
from
the
old
man.
Line 4
He's
in
a
nursing
home
round
the
corner."
Line 5
"What,
Mr.
Thomson?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I have just come from the old man.”
Continued
noun
US /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have just come from the old man.”
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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 I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
chair
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From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I have just come from the old man.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
corner
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From this reading He's in a nursing home round the corner."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have just come from the old man.
Got
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From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have just come from the old man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
He's
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From this reading He's in a nursing home round the corner."
head
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From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
home
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From this reading He's in a nursing home round the corner."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
indicated
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From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
just
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From this reading "I have just come from the old man.
man
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From this reading "I have just come from the old man.
moment
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From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
Mr
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From this reading "What, Mr. Thomson?"
nursing
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From this reading He's in a nursing home round the corner."
off
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From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
old
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From this reading "I have just come from the old man.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
round
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From this reading He's in a nursing home round the corner."
shook
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From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have just come from the old man.
Thomson
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From this reading "What, Mr. Thomson?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
tooting
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From this reading "Got to be tooting off in a moment," he continued.
visitor
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From this reading I indicated a chair but our visitor shook his head.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, Mr. Thomson?"