Chapter XXIV
At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage. "Crossing to-night. Coming straight to you. Send car to meet us Reading. Local trains beastly.
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Chapter XXIV
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At
last
news
came
from
Havre
of
the
end
of
the
preposterous
voyage.
"Crossing
to-night.
Coming
straight
to
you.
Send
car
to
meet
us
Reading.
Local
trains
beastly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
At
last
news
came
from
Havre
of
the
end
of
the
preposterous
voyage.
Line 2
"Crossing
to-night.
Line 3
Coming
straight
to
you.
Line 4
Send
car
to
meet
us
Reading.
Line 5
Local
trains
beastly.
Learner Dictionary
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Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.”
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AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
beastly
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From this reading Local trains beastly.
came
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From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
car
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From this reading Send car to meet us Reading.
Coming
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From this reading Coming straight to you.
Crossing
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From this reading "Crossing to-night.
end
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From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
Havre
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From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
Local
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meet
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From this reading Send car to meet us Reading.
news
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From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
preposterous
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From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
Reading
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From this reading Send car to meet us Reading.
Send
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From this reading Send car to meet us Reading.
straight
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From this reading Coming straight to you.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Coming straight to you.
to-night
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From this reading "Crossing to-night.
trains
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From this reading Local trains beastly.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Send car to meet us Reading.
voyage
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From this reading At last news came from Havre of the end of the preposterous voyage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Coming straight to you.