Chapter IV
I nodded. The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least. “We had dinner together last night.” “I know. Iris told me.
Messiah
Chapter IV
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I
nodded.
The
plot
was
finally
clear
to
me:
the
main
design
at
least.
“We
had
dinner
together
last
night.”
“I
know.
Iris
told
me.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
nodded.
/aɪ nodded/
Line 2
The
plot
was
finally
clear
to
me:
the
main
design
at
least.
Line 3
“We
had
dinner
together
last
night.”
Line 4
“I
know.
/aɪ know/
Line 5
Iris
told
me.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I know.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We had dinner together last night.””
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I nodded.”
Told
noun
US /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Iris told me.”
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
clear
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From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
design
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From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
dinner
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From this reading “We had dinner together last night.”
finally
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From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We had dinner together last night.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I nodded.
Iris
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From this reading Iris told me.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had dinner together last night.”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
main
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From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
night
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From this reading “We had dinner together last night.”
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I nodded.
plot
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From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
together
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From this reading “We had dinner together last night.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Iris told me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The plot was finally clear to me: the main design at least.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We had dinner together last night.”