Chapter XIV
Thus instructed, Carl led the way. He did not speak, and he did not dodge. One circumstance overjoyed him. He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot. Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?
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Chapter XIV
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Thus
instructed,
Carl
led
the
way.
He
did
not
speak,
and
he
did
not
dodge.
One
circumstance
overjoyed
him.
He
saw
no
signs
of
a
military
expedition
on
foot.
Was
Lysander
going
alone
with
him
to
the
mountains?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
Thus
instructed,
Carl
led
the
way.
Line 2
He
did
not
speak,
and
he
did
not
dodge.
Line 3
One
circumstance
overjoyed
him.
Line 4
He
saw
no
signs
of
a
military
expedition
on
foot.
Line 5
Was
Lysander
going
alone
with
him
to
the
mountains?
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?”
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One circumstance overjoyed him.”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not speak, and he did not dodge.”
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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 He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not speak, and he did not dodge.
Carl
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From this reading Thus instructed, Carl led the way.
circumstance
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From this reading One circumstance overjoyed him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not speak, and he did not dodge.
dodge
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From this reading He did not speak, and he did not dodge.
expedition
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From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
going
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From this reading Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not speak, and he did not dodge.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One circumstance overjoyed him.
instructed
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From this reading Thus instructed, Carl led the way.
led
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From this reading Thus instructed, Carl led the way.
Lysander
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military
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From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
mountains
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From this reading Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not speak, and he did not dodge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One circumstance overjoyed him.
overjoyed
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From this reading One circumstance overjoyed him.
saw
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From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
signs
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From this reading He saw no signs of a military expedition on foot.
speak
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From this reading He did not speak, and he did not dodge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus instructed, Carl led the way.
Thus
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From this reading Thus instructed, Carl led the way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?
way
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From this reading Thus instructed, Carl led the way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was Lysander going alone with him to the mountains?