Chapter XIII
One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone." "Who?" asked Hawker. "Why, Oglethorpe, of course. Who did you think I meant?" "How did I know?" said Hawker angrily.
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Chapter XIII
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One
day
Hollanden
said,
in
greeting,
to
Hawker,
"Well,
he's
gone."
"Who?"
asked
Hawker.
"Why,
Oglethorpe,
of
course.
Who
did
you
think
I
meant?"
"How
did
I
know?"
said
Hawker
angrily.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
One
day
Hollanden
said,
in
greeting,
to
Hawker,
"Well,
he's
gone."
Line 2
"Who?"
asked
Hawker.
Line 3
"Why,
Oglethorpe,
of
course.
Line 4
Who
did
you
think
I
meant?"
Line 5
"How
did
I
know?"
said
Hawker
angrily.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Who?" asked Hawker.”
Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Oglethorpe, of course.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How did I know?" said Hawker angrily.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who did you think I meant?"”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."”
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angrily
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From this reading "How did I know?" said Hawker angrily.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Who?" asked Hawker.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Oglethorpe, of course.
day
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From this reading One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Who did you think I meant?"
gone
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greeting
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Hawker
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he's
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Hollanden
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How
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From this reading "How did I know?" said Hawker angrily.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Who did you think I meant?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How did I know?" said Hawker angrily.
meant
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From this reading Who did you think I meant?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, Oglethorpe, of course.
Oglethorpe
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From this reading "Why, Oglethorpe, of course.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."
said
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From this reading One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who did you think I meant?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."
Well
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From this reading One day Hollanden said, in greeting, to Hawker, "Well, he's gone."
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who?" asked Hawker.
Why
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From this reading "Why, Oglethorpe, of course.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who did you think I meant?"