Chapter II
"Hey!" said Walt. "Why the gloom? I bear glad tidings!" Channing looked up. "Spill," he said with a glum smile.
Beam Pirate
Chapter II
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"Hey!"
said
Walt.
"Why
the
gloom?
I
bear
glad
tidings!"
Channing
looked
up.
"Spill,"
he
said
with
a
glum
smile.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Hey!"
said
Walt.
Line 2
"Why
the
gloom?
Line 3
I
bear
glad
tidings!"
Line 4
Channing
looked
up.
Line 5
"Spill,"
he
said
with
a
glum
smile.
Learner Dictionary
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Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Channing looked up.”
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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 "Spill," he said with a glum smile.
bear
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From this reading I bear glad tidings!"
Channing
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From this reading Channing looked up.
glad
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From this reading I bear glad tidings!"
gloom
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From this reading "Why the gloom?
glum
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From this reading "Spill," he said with a glum smile.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Spill," he said with a glum smile.
Hey
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From this reading "Hey!" said Walt.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bear glad tidings!"
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Channing looked up.
said
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smile
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From this reading "Spill," he said with a glum smile.
Spill
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From this reading "Spill," he said with a glum smile.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why the gloom?
tidings
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From this reading I bear glad tidings!"
up
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From this reading Channing looked up.
Walt
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From this reading "Hey!" said Walt.
Why
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From this reading "Why the gloom?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Spill," he said with a glum smile.