Chapter IV
'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father. He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then. 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?' His father listened warily. There had been many similar questions lately.
The Wave: An Egyptian Aftermath
Chapter IV
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'Can
a
chap
feel
things
coming?'
he
asked
his
father.
He
was
perhaps
fifteen
or
sixteen
then.
'I
mean,
when
you
feel
them
coming,
does
that
mean
they
_must_
come?'
His
father
listened
warily.
There
had
been
many
similar
questions
lately.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
'Can
a
chap
feel
things
coming?'
he
asked
his
father.
Line 2
He
was
perhaps
fifteen
or
sixteen
then.
Line 3
'I
mean,
when
you
feel
them
coming,
does
that
mean
they
_must_
come?'
Line 4
His
father
listened
warily.
Line 5
There
had
been
many
similar
questions
lately.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been many similar questions lately.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.”
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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 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
chap
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From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
coming
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From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
father
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From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
feel
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fifteen
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been many similar questions lately.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Can a chap feel things coming?' he asked his father.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
lately
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listened
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From this reading His father listened warily.
many
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mean
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From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
perhaps
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From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
questions
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similar
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sixteen
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From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
then
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From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
There
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
things
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warily
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From this reading His father listened warily.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was perhaps fifteen or sixteen then.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I mean, when you feel them coming, does that mean they _must_ come?'