Chapter II
A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?" "Yes, so far as I know." "Then we are off! Good-by, everybody!" "Good-by!
Dave Porter and the Runaways
Chapter II
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A
GLIMPSE
AT
THE
PAST
"Everything
ready?"
"Yes,
so
far
as
I
know."
"Then
we
are
off!
Good-by,
everybody!"
"Good-by!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
GLIMPSE
AT
THE
PAST
"Everything
ready?"
Line 2
"Yes,
so
far
as
I
know."
Line 3
"Then
we
are
off!
Line 4
Good-by,
everybody!"
Line 5
"Good-by!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “Good-by, everybody!"”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, so far as I know."”
All words in this reading · 19
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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 GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then we are off!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, so far as I know."
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Good-by, everybody!"
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"
far
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From this reading "Yes, so far as I know."
GLIMPSE
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From this reading A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"
Good-by
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From this reading Good-by, everybody!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, so far as I know."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, so far as I know."
off
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From this reading "Then we are off!
PAST
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From this reading A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"
ready
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From this reading A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, so far as I know."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GLIMPSE AT THE PAST "Everything ready?"
Then
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From this reading "Then we are off!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we are off!
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, so far as I know."