Chapter XII
When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape. One of them had snubbed him in London months before. He apologised before he left. "You're a man, Hamilton," he said. "All you Canadians are men.
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When
he
had
been
in
the
camp
a
month
he
helped
two
British
officers
to
escape.
One
of
them
had
snubbed
him
in
London
months
before.
He
apologised
before
he
left.
"You're
a
man,
Hamilton,"
he
said.
"All
you
Canadians
are
men.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
When
he
had
been
in
the
camp
a
month
he
helped
two
British
officers
to
escape.
Line 2
One
of
them
had
snubbed
him
in
London
months
before.
Line 3
He
apologised
before
he
left.
Line 4
"You're
a
man,
Hamilton,"
he
said.
Line 5
"All
you
Canadians
are
men.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “One of them had snubbed him in London months before.”
Camp
noun
US /camp/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He apologised before he left.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them had snubbed him in London months before.”
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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 When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
All
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From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
apologised
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From this reading He apologised before he left.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
British
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From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
camp
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From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
Canadians
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From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
escape
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From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
Hamilton
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From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
helped
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From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He apologised before he left.
London
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From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
man
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From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.
men
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From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
month
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From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
months
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From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
officers
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From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
said
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From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.
snubbed
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From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them had snubbed him in London months before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
two
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From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he had been in the camp a month he helped two British officers to escape.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All you Canadians are men.
You're
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From this reading "You're a man, Hamilton," he said.