Chapter XXXI
Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim. An eager light shone in her soft, brown eyes. "Listen!" she ordered in a low voice. "I've got a plan. There's a chance that it will work, I think.
A Man Four-Square
Chapter XXXI
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Polly
has
a
Plan
Pauline
moved
across
the
room
and
sat
down
beside
Jim.
An
eager
light
shone
in
her
soft,
brown
eyes.
"Listen!"
she
ordered
in
a
low
voice.
"I've
got
a
plan.
There's
a
chance
that
it
will
work,
I
think.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Polly
has
a
Plan
Pauline
moved
across
the
room
and
sat
down
beside
Jim.
Line 2
An
eager
light
shone
in
her
soft,
brown
eyes.
Line 3
"Listen!"
she
ordered
in
a
low
voice.
Line 4
"I've
got
a
plan.
Line 5
There's
a
chance
that
it
will
work,
I
think.
Learner Dictionary
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Across
preposition
US /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.”
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There's a chance that it will work, I think.”
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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 Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An eager light shone in her soft, brown eyes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.
brown
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chance
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down
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eager
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eyes
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got
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hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading An eager light shone in her soft, brown eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There's a chance that it will work, I think.
I've
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From this reading "I've got a plan.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An eager light shone in her soft, brown eyes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There's a chance that it will work, I think.
Jim
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light
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From this reading An eager light shone in her soft, brown eyes.
Listen
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From this reading "Listen!" she ordered in a low voice.
low
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moved
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ordered
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From this reading "Listen!" she ordered in a low voice.
Pauline
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Plan
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Polly
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room
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sat
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From this reading Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Listen!" she ordered in a low voice.
shone
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From this reading An eager light shone in her soft, brown eyes.
soft
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From this reading An eager light shone in her soft, brown eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There's a chance that it will work, I think.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Polly has a Plan Pauline moved across the room and sat down beside Jim.
There's
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From this reading There's a chance that it will work, I think.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There's a chance that it will work, I think.
voice
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From this reading "Listen!" she ordered in a low voice.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There's a chance that it will work, I think.
work
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From this reading There's a chance that it will work, I think.