Chapter IX
THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling. His heart stood still. Was this a joke? Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's. There could be no doubt after that.
Don Strong, Patrol Leader
Chapter IX
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THE
FIGHT
IN
THE
WOODS
Slowly
Tim's
eyes
came
away
from
the
ceiling.
His
heart
stood
still.
Was
this
a
joke?
Eager
hands
fell
on
him
from
the
rear--Wally's,
Ritter's,
Alex
Davidson's.
There
could
be
no
doubt
after
that.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
FIGHT
IN
THE
WOODS
Slowly
Tim's
eyes
came
away
from
the
ceiling.
Line 2
His
heart
stood
still.
Line 3
Was
this
a
joke?
Line 4
Eager
hands
fell
on
him
from
the
rear--Wally's,
Ritter's,
Alex
Davidson's.
Line 5
There
could
be
no
doubt
after
that.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “There could be no doubt after that.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There could be no doubt after that.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.”
Still
noun
US /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His heart stood still.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His heart stood still.”
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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 Was this a joke?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There could be no doubt after that.
Alex
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From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
away
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt after that.
came
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
ceiling
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt after that.
Davidson's
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From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
doubt
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From this reading There could be no doubt after that.
Eager
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eyes
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
fell
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From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
FIGHT
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
heart
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From this reading His heart stood still.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His heart stood still.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
joke
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From this reading Was this a joke?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt after that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
rear
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From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
Ritter's
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From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
Slowly
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart stood still.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His heart stood still.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There could be no doubt after that.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
There
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From this reading There could be no doubt after that.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this a joke?
Tim's
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.
Wally's
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From this reading Eager hands fell on him from the rear--Wally's, Ritter's, Alex Davidson's.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this a joke?
WOODS
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From this reading THE FIGHT IN THE WOODS Slowly Tim's eyes came away from the ceiling.