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Chapter V

Chapter 5, section 1: “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau. “I’ve often wanted you to meet him. Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.” “Yes, I think it will keep clea
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“This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.
“I’ve often wanted you to meet him.
Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”
“Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.
“No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”
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The Blue Cross

Chapter V

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.
Line 2
“I’ve often wanted you to meet him.
Line 3
Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”
Line 4
“Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.
Line 5
“No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ““No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.””

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.””

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.”

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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 Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

Angus

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

begun

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From this reading “No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

Brown

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From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

clear

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

cold

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From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

down

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

Eastern

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

Father

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From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

Flambeau

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From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

friend

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From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “I’ve often wanted you to meet him.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

I've

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From this reading “I’ve often wanted you to meet him.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

keep

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

like

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From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

meet

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From this reading “I’ve often wanted you to meet him.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading “No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

often

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From this reading “I’ve often wanted you to meet him.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

ottoman

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

priest

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From this reading “No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

quietly

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From this reading “No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

said

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From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

sitting

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

snow

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From this reading “No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

Southerners

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From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

Splendid

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From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “No,” said the priest quietly, “it has begun to snow.”

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “This is my friend Father Brown,” said Flambeau.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “I’ve often wanted you to meet him.

violet-striped

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

wanted

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From this reading “I’ve often wanted you to meet him.

weather

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From this reading Splendid weather, this; a little cold for Southerners like me.”

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

Yes

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From this reading “Yes, I think it will keep clear,” said Angus, sitting down on a violet-striped Eastern ottoman.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I’ve often wanted you to meet him.