Chapter VI
A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face. I knew instantly that they must have found Pat. "Pat is with you?" I cried, and Aylwin's head nodded. The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
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Chapter VI
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A
LONG
SUNDAY
THE
next
head
that
appeared
was
Aylwin's,
with
a
broad
grin
upon
his
face.
I
knew
instantly
that
they
must
have
found
Pat.
"Pat
is
with
you?"
I
cried,
and
Aylwin's
head
nodded.
The
voice
of
the
sea
quite
drowned
our
voices.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
LONG
SUNDAY
THE
next
head
that
appeared
was
Aylwin's,
with
a
broad
grin
upon
his
face.
Line 2
I
knew
instantly
that
they
must
have
found
Pat.
Line 3
"Pat
is
with
you?"
Line 4
I
cried,
and
Aylwin's
head
nodded.
Line 5
The
voice
of
the
sea
quite
drowned
our
voices.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried, and Aylwin's head nodded.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.”
LONG
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I cried, and Aylwin's head nodded.”
Quite
noun
US /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.”
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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 LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I cried, and Aylwin's head nodded.
appeared
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From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
Aylwin's
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From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
broad
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From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried, and Aylwin's head nodded.
drowned
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From this reading The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
face
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From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
grin
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From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
head
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From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
instantly
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From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pat is with you?"
knew
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From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
LONGnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cried, and Aylwin's head nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
Pat
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From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
sea
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From this reading The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
SUNDAY
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From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew instantly that they must have found Pat.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
voice
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From this reading The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
voices
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From this reading The voice of the sea quite drowned our voices.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LONG SUNDAY THE next head that appeared was Aylwin's, with a broad grin upon his face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pat is with you?"