Chapter VI
"Do you think she would see me?" "Come in, sir. I will ask." He stepped in, feeling stunned. His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
Multitude and Solitude
Chapter VI
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"Do
you
think
she
would
see
me?"
"Come
in,
sir.
I
will
ask."
He
stepped
in,
feeling
stunned.
His
mind
gave
him
an
image
of
something
hauled
ashore.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Do
you
think
she
would
see
me?"
Line 2
"Come
in,
sir.
Line 3
I
will
ask."
Line 4
He
stepped
in,
feeling
stunned.
Line 5
His
mind
gave
him
an
image
of
something
hauled
ashore.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come in, sir.”
Feeling
noun
US /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He stepped in, feeling stunned.”
Mind
noun
US /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think she would see me?"”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Do you think she would see me?"”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
ashore
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From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
ask
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From this reading I will ask."
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come in, sir.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think she would see me?"
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stepped in, feeling stunned.
gave
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From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
hauled
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From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stepped in, feeling stunned.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will ask."
image
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From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in, sir.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you think she would see me?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
see
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From this reading "Do you think she would see me?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you think she would see me?"
sir
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From this reading "Come in, sir.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading His mind gave him an image of something hauled ashore.
stepped
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From this reading He stepped in, feeling stunned.
stunned
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From this reading He stepped in, feeling stunned.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think she would see me?"
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will ask."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Do you think she would see me?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think she would see me?"