Chapter VII
A MAN came panting down the street. “Captain Ralph Percy!” he cried. “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck. The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.” “Where is the Governor?
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Chapter VII
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A
MAN
came
panting
down
the
street.
“Captain
Ralph
Percy!”
he
cried.
“My
master
said
it
was
your
horse
coming
across
the
neck.
The
Governor
commands
your
attendance
at
once,
sir.”
“Where
is
the
Governor?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
A
MAN
came
panting
down
the
street.
Line 2
“Captain
Ralph
Percy!”
he
cried.
Line 3
“My
master
said
it
was
your
horse
coming
across
the
neck.
Line 4
The
Governor
commands
your
attendance
at
once,
sir.”
Line 5
“Where
is
the
Governor?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ““My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Captain Ralph Percy!” he cried.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Captain Ralph Percy!” he cried.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.””
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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 A MAN came panting down the street.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.”
attendance
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From this reading The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.”
came
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From this reading A MAN came panting down the street.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Ralph Percy!” he cried.
coming
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From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.
commands
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From this reading The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.”
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Ralph Percy!” he cried.
down
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From this reading A MAN came panting down the street.
Governor
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From this reading The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Captain Ralph Percy!” he cried.
horse
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From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is the Governor?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.
MAN
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From this reading A MAN came panting down the street.
master
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From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.
neck
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once
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From this reading The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.”
panting
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From this reading A MAN came panting down the street.
Percy
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From this reading “Captain Ralph Percy!” he cried.
Ralph
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said
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sir
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From this reading The Governor commands your attendance at once, sir.”
street
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From this reading A MAN came panting down the street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MAN came panting down the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is the Governor?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My master said it was your horse coming across the neck.