Chapter XVI
Bail Wanted
The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench. He beckoned to Andy. “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero. “All right, I won’t be long. Short and sweet is my motto.
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Chapter XVI · Bail Wanted
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The
garage
owner
moved
a
few
feet
away
from
the
grated
door
of
the
cell
room
and
sat
down
on
a
bench.
He
beckoned
to
Andy.
“No,
I’ll
stand
up,”
said
our
hero.
“All
right,
I
won’t
be
long.
Short
and
sweet
is
my
motto.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
garage
owner
moved
a
few
feet
away
from
the
grated
door
of
the
cell
room
and
sat
down
on
a
bench.
Line 2
He
beckoned
to
Andy.
Line 3
“No,
I’ll
stand
up,”
said
our
hero.
Line 4
“All
right,
I
won’t
be
long.
Line 5
Short
and
sweet
is
my
motto.
Learner Dictionary
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Cell
noun
US /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right, I won’t be long.”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right, I won’t be long.”
Short
adjective
US /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Short and sweet is my motto.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.”
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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 The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
All
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From this reading “All right, I won’t be long.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
Andy
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From this reading He beckoned to Andy.
away
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “All right, I won’t be long.
beckoned
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From this reading He beckoned to Andy.
bench
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cellnounUS /sel/
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
door
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down
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feet
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few
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
garage
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
grated
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He beckoned to Andy.
hero
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From this reading “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “All right, I won’t be long.
I'll
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From this reading “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Short and sweet is my motto.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, I won’t be long.
motto
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From this reading Short and sweet is my motto.
moved
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Short and sweet is my motto.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.
owner
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right, I won’t be long.
room
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
said
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From this reading “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.
sat
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From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
ShortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Short and sweet is my motto.
stand
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From this reading “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.
sweet
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From this reading Short and sweet is my motto.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The garage owner moved a few feet away from the grated door of the cell room and sat down on a bench.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He beckoned to Andy.
up
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From this reading “No, I’ll stand up,” said our hero.
won't
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From this reading “All right, I won’t be long.