Chapter XX
FROM THE TOMB. Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might. I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards: "Help! For God's sake!
The Sign of Silence
Chapter XX
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FROM
THE
TOMB.
Again
I
shouted--yelled
aloud
with
all
my
might.
I
placed
my
hands
to
my
mouth,
making
a
trumpet
of
them,
and
shouted
upwards:
"Help!
For
God's
sake!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FROM
THE
TOMB.
Line 2
Again
I
shouted--yelled
aloud
with
all
my
might.
Line 3
I
placed
my
hands
to
my
mouth,
making
a
trumpet
of
them,
and
shouted
upwards:
Line 4
"Help!
/help/
Line 5
For
God's
sake!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:”
Help
noun
US /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Help!”
Might
modal verb
US /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.”
Shouted
noun
US /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.”
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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 placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
all
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From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
aloud
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From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For God's sake!
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE TOMB.
God's
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From this reading For God's sake!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
HelpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Help!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
making
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From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
mouth
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From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
placed
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From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
sake
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From this reading For God's sake!
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE TOMB.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
TOMB
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From this reading FROM THE TOMB.
trumpet
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From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
upwards
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From this reading I placed my hands to my mouth, making a trumpet of them, and shouted upwards:
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.
yelled
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From this reading Again I shouted--yelled aloud with all my might.