Chapter XIV
THE LONELY VIGIL OF THE COAST PATROL Mrs. Peake looked amused. "A young man called on me," she said. Dairy's face lighted up. "It must have been Mr. Singleton!" he exclaimed, eagerly. She nodded in the affirmative.
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Chapter XIV
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THE
LONELY
VIGIL
OF
THE
COAST
PATROL
Mrs.
Peake
looked
amused.
"A
young
man
called
on
me,"
she
said.
Dairy's
face
lighted
up.
"It
must
have
been
Mr.
Singleton!"
he
exclaimed,
eagerly.
She
nodded
in
the
affirmative.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
LONELY
VIGIL
OF
THE
COAST
PATROL
Mrs.
Peake
looked
amused.
Line 2
"A
young
man
called
on
me,"
she
said.
Line 3
Dairy's
face
lighted
up.
Line 4
"It
must
have
been
Mr.
Singleton!"
he
exclaimed,
eagerly.
Line 5
She
nodded
in
the
affirmative.
Learner Dictionary
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Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"It must have been Mr. Singleton!" he exclaimed, eagerly.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"It must have been Mr. Singleton!" he exclaimed, eagerly.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LONELY VIGIL OF THE COAST PATROL Mrs. Peake looked amused.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It must have been Mr. Singleton!" he exclaimed, eagerly.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She nodded in the affirmative.”
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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 "A young man called on me," she said.
affirmative
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From this reading She nodded in the affirmative.
amused
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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called
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From this reading "A young man called on me," she said.
COAST
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Dairy's
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eagerly
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exclaimed
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face
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It must have been Mr. Singleton!" he exclaimed, eagerly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It must have been Mr. Singleton!" he exclaimed, eagerly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She nodded in the affirmative.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lighted
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From this reading Dairy's face lighted up.
LONELY
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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man
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From this reading "A young man called on me," she said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A young man called on me," she said.
Mr
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Mrs
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It must have been Mr. Singleton!" he exclaimed, eagerly.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She nodded in the affirmative.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LONELY VIGIL OF THE COAST PATROL Mrs. Peake looked amused.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "A young man called on me," she said.
PATROL
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Peake
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "A young man called on me," she said.
Singleton
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONELY VIGIL OF THE COAST PATROL Mrs. Peake looked amused.
up
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From this reading Dairy's face lighted up.
VIGIL
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young
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