Chapter V
"Visitor," said one of Mr Barclay's captors sourly. "What's to be done?" Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream. Who were these men? Where the elderly Misses Mimpriss?
Begumbagh: A Tale of the Indian Mutiny
Chapter V
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"Visitor,"
said
one
of
Mr
Barclay's
captors
sourly.
"What's
to
be
done?"
Mr
Barclay
looked
wildly
from
one
to
the
other,
asking
himself
whether
all
this
was
some
dream.
Who
were
these
men?
Where
the
elderly
Misses
Mimpriss?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Visitor,"
said
one
of
Mr
Barclay's
captors
sourly.
Line 2
"What's
to
be
done?"
Line 3
Mr
Barclay
looked
wildly
from
one
to
the
other,
asking
himself
whether
all
this
was
some
dream.
Line 4
Who
were
these
men?
Line 5
Where
the
elderly
Misses
Mimpriss?
Learner Dictionary
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Done
noun
US /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What's to be done?"”
Dream
noun
US /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Visitor," said one of Mr Barclay's captors sourly.”
These
determiner
US /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Who were these men?”
Whether
conjunction
US /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.”
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all
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asking
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Barclay
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Barclay's
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What's to be done?"
captors
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donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's to be done?"
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
elderly
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From this reading Where the elderly Misses Mimpriss?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
men
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From this reading Who were these men?
Mimpriss
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From this reading Where the elderly Misses Mimpriss?
Misses
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Mr
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Visitor," said one of Mr Barclay's captors sourly.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Visitor," said one of Mr Barclay's captors sourly.
other
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From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
said
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From this reading "Visitor," said one of Mr Barclay's captors sourly.
some
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From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
sourly
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From this reading "Visitor," said one of Mr Barclay's captors sourly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Who were these men?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What's to be done?"
Visitor
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From this reading "Visitor," said one of Mr Barclay's captors sourly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who were these men?
What's
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From this reading "What's to be done?"
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the elderly Misses Mimpriss?
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who were these men?
wildly
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From this reading Mr Barclay looked wildly from one to the other, asking himself whether all this was some dream.