Chapter IV
A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time. Marc was the first to speak. "I tell you what," he said brightly. "We'll all go together. Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
Toffee haunts a ghost
Chapter IV
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A
thoughtful
silence
fell
over
the
little
group
for
a
time.
Marc
was
the
first
to
speak.
"I
tell
you
what,"
he
said
brightly.
"We'll
all
go
together.
Toffee
and
I
were
only
looking
for
a
place
to
stay.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
thoughtful
silence
fell
over
the
little
group
for
a
time.
Line 2
Marc
was
the
first
to
speak.
Line 3
"I
tell
you
what,"
he
said
brightly.
Line 4
"We'll
all
go
together.
Line 5
Toffee
and
I
were
only
looking
for
a
place
to
stay.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marc was the first to speak.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
Silence
noun
US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marc was the first to speak.”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I tell you what," he said brightly.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.”
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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 thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
all
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From this reading "We'll all go together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
brightly
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From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
fell
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From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
go
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From this reading "We'll all go together.
group
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From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
looking
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From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
Marc
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From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
only
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From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
place
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From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
said
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From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
speak
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From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
stay
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From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
thoughtful
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From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thoughtful silence fell over the little group for a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
Toffee
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From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
together
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From this reading "We'll all go together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marc was the first to speak.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll all go together.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Toffee and I were only looking for a place to stay.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you what," he said brightly.