Chapter XXII
Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face. Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him. “Close that door, Gerald.” The boy obeyed. Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.
The Vanished Messenger
Chapter XXII
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Mr.
Fentolin
sat
for
a
moment
in
his
chair
with
immovable
face.
Then
he
pointed
to
the
door,
which
Gerald
had
left
open
behind
him.
“Close
that
door,
Gerald.”
The
boy
obeyed.
Mr.
Fentolin
waited
until
he
had
turned
around
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Mr.
Fentolin
sat
for
a
moment
in
his
chair
with
immovable
face.
Line 2
Then
he
pointed
to
the
door,
which
Gerald
had
left
open
behind
him.
Line 3
“Close
that
door,
Gerald.”
Line 4
The
boy
obeyed.
Line 5
Mr.
Fentolin
waited
until
he
had
turned
around
again.
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 “Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.”
Around
preposition
US /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.”
Behind
preposition
US /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.”
Open
verb
US /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.”
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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 Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
boy
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From this reading The boy obeyed.
chair
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
Close
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From this reading “Close that door, Gerald.”
door
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From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
face
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
Fentolin
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
Gerald
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From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
immovable
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
moment
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
obeyed
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From this reading The boy obeyed.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
pointed
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From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
sat
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Close that door, Gerald.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
Then
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From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
turned
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.
waited
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From this reading Mr. Fentolin waited until he had turned around again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then he pointed to the door, which Gerald had left open behind him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Fentolin sat for a moment in his chair with immovable face.