Chapter XXX
"At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief. "I have been looking for you everywhere." Ughtred glanced round. They were surrounded by a considerable crowd. "You have something important to say to me, Brand?"
The Traitors
Chapter XXX
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"At
last,"
Brand
exclaimed,
with
a
gesture
of
relief.
"I
have
been
looking
for
you
everywhere."
Ughtred
glanced
round.
They
were
surrounded
by
a
considerable
crowd.
"You
have
something
important
to
say
to
me,
Brand?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"At
last,"
Brand
exclaimed,
with
a
gesture
of
relief.
Line 2
"I
have
been
looking
for
you
everywhere."
Line 3
Ughtred
glanced
round.
Line 4
They
were
surrounded
by
a
considerable
crowd.
Line 5
"You
have
something
important
to
say
to
me,
Brand?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been looking for you everywhere."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been looking for you everywhere."”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.”
Relief
noun
US /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “"At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"You have something important to say to me, Brand?"”
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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 "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been looking for you everywhere."
Brand
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From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were surrounded by a considerable crowd.
considerable
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From this reading They were surrounded by a considerable crowd.
crowd
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From this reading They were surrounded by a considerable crowd.
everywhere
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From this reading "I have been looking for you everywhere."
exclaimed
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From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have been looking for you everywhere."
gesture
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From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
glanced
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From this reading Ughtred glanced round.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been looking for you everywhere."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been looking for you everywhere."
important
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From this reading "You have something important to say to me, Brand?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
looking
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From this reading "I have been looking for you everywhere."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have something important to say to me, Brand?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
round
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From this reading Ughtred glanced round.
say
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From this reading "You have something important to say to me, Brand?"
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "You have something important to say to me, Brand?"
surrounded
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From this reading They were surrounded by a considerable crowd.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were surrounded by a considerable crowd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have something important to say to me, Brand?"
Ughtred
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From this reading Ughtred glanced round.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were surrounded by a considerable crowd.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "At last," Brand exclaimed, with a gesture of relief.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been looking for you everywhere."