Chapter XV
Hope I am! But anyway—I must be going. I turn here. See you soon, I hope!” And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
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Chapter XV
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Hope
I
am!
But
anyway—I
must
be
going.
I
turn
here.
See
you
soon,
I
hope!”
And
with
a
wave
of
the
hand
the
Honourable
Bob
marched
off
through
Whitehall,
his
face
breaking
into
a
mischievous
grin
as
soon
as
he
was
out
of
Vaughan’s
sight.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Hope
I
am!
Line 2
But
anyway—I
must
be
going.
Line 3
I
turn
here.
Line 4
See
you
soon,
I
hope!”
Line 5
And
with
a
wave
of
the
hand
the
Honourable
Bob
marched
off
through
Whitehall,
his
face
breaking
into
a
mischievous
grin
as
soon
as
he
was
out
of
Vaughan’s
sight.
Learner Dictionary
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Hand
noun
US /hand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I turn here.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But anyway—I must be going.”
Soon
noun
US /soon/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “See you soon, I hope!””
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.”
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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 And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Hope I am!
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
anyway
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From this reading But anyway—I must be going.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But anyway—I must be going.
Bob
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
breaking
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But anyway—I must be going.
face
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
going
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From this reading But anyway—I must be going.
grin
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
hand
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I turn here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
Honourable
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
Hope
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From this reading Hope I am!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hope I am!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
marched
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
mischievous
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But anyway—I must be going.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
off
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
out
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
See
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From this reading See you soon, I hope!”
sight
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
soon
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From this reading See you soon, I hope!”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
turn
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From this reading I turn here.
Vaughan's
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
wave
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
Whitehall
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From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with a wave of the hand the Honourable Bob marched off through Whitehall, his face breaking into a mischievous grin as soon as he was out of Vaughan’s sight.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading See you soon, I hope!”