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Harrigan

Chapter VII

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And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
"He's dead!" she cried.
"He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Harrigan

Chapter VII

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.
Line 2
On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.
Line 3
She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.
Line 4
"He's dead!" she cried.
Line 5
"He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.”

Body noun US /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.”

Cried noun US /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He's dead!" she cried.”

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He's dead!" she cried.”

Passed noun US /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.”

All words in this reading · 34

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aft

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From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

beginnin

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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.

blank

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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

bodynounUS /body/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

carrying

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From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

criednounUS /cried/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He's dead!" she cried.

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He's dead!" she cried.

eyes

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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

face

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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

four

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From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

Harrigan

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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.

He's

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From this reading "He's dead!" she cried.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

just

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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.

Kate

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From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.

live

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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.

Malone

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From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.

McTee's

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From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.

passednounUS /passed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.

promenade

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From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.

rail

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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

said

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From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

shrank

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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the promenade they passed Kate Malone.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "He's just beginnin' to live," said Harrigan.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And the four of them went aft carrying McTee's body.

white

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From this reading She shrank against the rail, her eyes blank and her face white.