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Harrigan

Chapter XXV

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On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.
Sloan winked at him broadly.
"The good news has come, sir," he grinned.
"Take a look at this!"
And McTee eagerly read the typewritten slip.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Harrigan

Chapter XXV

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.
Line 2
Sloan winked at him broadly.
Line 3
"The good news has come, sir," he grinned.
Line 4
"Take a look at this!"
/take ə look æt ðɪs/
Line 5
And McTee eagerly read the typewritten slip.

Learner Dictionary

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

Captain noun US /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The good news has come, sir," he grinned.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The good news has come, sir," he grinned.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

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

From this reading “"The good news has come, sir," he grinned.”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Take a look at this!"”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Take a look at this!"”

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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 On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And McTee eagerly read the typewritten slip.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sloan winked at him broadly.

broadly

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From this reading Sloan winked at him broadly.

cabin

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The good news has come, sir," he grinned.

eagerly

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From this reading And McTee eagerly read the typewritten slip.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "The good news has come, sir," he grinned.

grinned

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From this reading "The good news has come, sir," he grinned.

hand

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading "The good news has come, sir," he grinned.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

Henshaw's

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Sloan winked at him broadly.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Take a look at this!"

McTee

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From this reading And McTee eagerly read the typewritten slip.

met

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

news

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From this reading "The good news has come, sir," he grinned.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

operator

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

paper

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

promenade

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

read

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From this reading And McTee eagerly read the typewritten slip.

sir

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From this reading "The good news has come, sir," he grinned.

slip

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

Sloan

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

TakenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Take a look at this!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "Take a look at this!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

typewritten

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From this reading And McTee eagerly read the typewritten slip.

way

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

winked

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From this reading Sloan winked at him broadly.

wireless

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From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the promenade outside he met Sloan, the wireless operator, on his way to Captain Henshaw's cabin with a slip of paper in his hand.