Chapter II
"All villagers," he ordered. "Here before me. Now!" He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing. At last, the villagers were assembled.
The Weakling
Chapter II
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"All
villagers,"
he
ordered.
"Here
before
me.
Now!"
He
waited
impatiently
as
people
reluctantly
came
from
their
huts
and
out
of
the
trees,
to
approach
the
clearing.
At
last,
the
villagers
were
assembled.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"All
villagers,"
he
ordered.
Line 2
"Here
before
me.
/here bɪˈfɔːr miː/
Line 3
Now!"
Line 4
He
waited
impatiently
as
people
reluctantly
came
from
their
huts
and
out
of
the
trees,
to
approach
the
clearing.
Line 5
At
last,
the
villagers
were
assembled.
Learner Dictionary
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Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “"Here before me.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Here before me.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, the villagers were assembled.”
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All
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From this reading "All villagers," he ordered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
approach
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
assembled
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From this reading At last, the villagers were assembled.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, the villagers were assembled.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Here before me.
came
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
clearing
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All villagers," he ordered.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Here before me.
huts
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
impatiently
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, the villagers were assembled.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Here before me.
Now
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From this reading Now!"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
ordered
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From this reading "All villagers," he ordered.
out
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
people
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
reluctantly
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
trees
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
villagers
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From this reading "All villagers," he ordered.
waited
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From this reading He waited impatiently as people reluctantly came from their huts and out of the trees, to approach the clearing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last, the villagers were assembled.