Chapter IV
Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen. "Well, father?" "Well, Kingsley?" Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other. "Has everything gone off well, father?"
Toilers of Babylon: A Novel
Chapter IV
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Father
and
son
greeted
each
other
cordially,
but
after
the
undemonstrative
manner
of
Englishmen.
"Well,
father?"
"Well,
Kingsley?"
Then
they
shook
hands,
and
smiled
and
nodded
at
each
other.
"Has
everything
gone
off
well,
father?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Father
and
son
greeted
each
other
cordially,
but
after
the
undemonstrative
manner
of
Englishmen.
Line 2
"Well,
father?"
Line 3
"Well,
Kingsley?"
Line 4
Then
they
shook
hands,
and
smiled
and
nodded
at
each
other.
Line 5
"Has
everything
gone
off
well,
father?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “"Has everything gone off well, father?"”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Has everything gone off well, father?"”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, father?"”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
cordially
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
Englishmen
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Has everything gone off well, father?"
Father
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
gone
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From this reading "Has everything gone off well, father?"
greeted
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has everything gone off well, father?"
Kingsley
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From this reading "Well, Kingsley?"
manner
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
off
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From this reading "Has everything gone off well, father?"
other
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
shook
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From this reading Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.
smiled
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From this reading Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.
son
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
Then
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From this reading Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they shook hands, and smiled and nodded at each other.
undemonstrative
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From this reading Father and son greeted each other cordially, but after the undemonstrative manner of Englishmen.
Well
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From this reading "Well, father?"