Chapter XXIII
Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend. “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw. What’s the matter?” Renmark looked up. “Oh, it’s you, is it?”
In the Midst of Alarms
Chapter XXIII
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Yates
stood
for
a
moment
regarding
the
dejected
attitude
of
his
friend.
“Hello,
old
man!”
he
cried,
“you
have
the
most
‘hark-from-the-tombs’
appearance
I
ever
saw.
What’s
the
matter?”
Renmark
looked
up.
“Oh,
it’s
you,
is
it?”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Yates
stood
for
a
moment
regarding
the
dejected
attitude
of
his
friend.
Line 2
“Hello,
old
man!”
he
cried,
“you
have
the
most
‘hark-from-the-tombs’
appearance
I
ever
saw.
Line 3
What’s
the
matter?”
Line 4
Renmark
looked
up.
Line 5
“Oh,
it’s
you,
is
it?”
Learner Dictionary
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Appearance
noun
US /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.”
Ever
noun
US /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Renmark looked up.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.”
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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 Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
attitude
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From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
dejected
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From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
friend
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From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
hark-from-the-tombs
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From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
Hello
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From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it?”
it's
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From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it?”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Renmark looked up.
man
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From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
matter
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From this reading What’s the matter?”
moment
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From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
most
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From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, it’s you, is it?”
old
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regarding
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From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
Renmark
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From this reading Renmark looked up.
saw
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From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
up
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From this reading Renmark looked up.
What's
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From this reading What’s the matter?”
Yates
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From this reading Yates stood for a moment regarding the dejected attitude of his friend.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hello, old man!” he cried, “you have the most ‘hark-from-the-tombs’ appearance I ever saw.