Chapter IX
Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two. At his corner he stopped. “How's your mother, Edith?” It was Mr. Hendricks' business to know his ward thoroughly. “About the same.
A Poor Wise Man
Chapter IX
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Going
home
that
night
Mr.
Hendricks
met
Edith
Boyd,
and
accompanied
her
for
a
block
or
two.
At
his
corner
he
stopped.
“How's
your
mother,
Edith?”
It
was
Mr.
Hendricks'
business
to
know
his
ward
thoroughly.
“About
the
same.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Going
home
that
night
Mr.
Hendricks
met
Edith
Boyd,
and
accompanied
her
for
a
block
or
two.
Line 2
At
his
corner
he
stopped.
Line 3
“How's
your
mother,
Edith?”
Line 4
It
was
Mr.
Hendricks'
business
to
know
his
ward
thoroughly.
Line 5
“About
the
same.
/əˈbaʊt ðə same/
Learner Dictionary
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About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““About the same.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Mr. Hendricks' business to know his ward thoroughly.”
Same
noun
US /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““About the same.”
Stopped
noun
US /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At his corner he stopped.”
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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 Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About the same.
accompanied
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From this reading Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At his corner he stopped.
block
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Boyd
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business
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corner
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Edith
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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Going
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At his corner he stopped.
Hendricks
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At his corner he stopped.
home
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How's
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From this reading “How's your mother, Edith?”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Mr. Hendricks' business to know his ward thoroughly.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Mr. Hendricks' business to know his ward thoroughly.
met
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From this reading Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
mother
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From this reading “How's your mother, Edith?”
Mr
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night
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “About the same.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At his corner he stopped.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “About the same.
thoroughly
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From this reading It was Mr. Hendricks' business to know his ward thoroughly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Mr. Hendricks' business to know his ward thoroughly.
two
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From this reading Going home that night Mr. Hendricks met Edith Boyd, and accompanied her for a block or two.
ward
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Mr. Hendricks' business to know his ward thoroughly.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How's your mother, Edith?”