Chapter VIII
"Yes," he said. "I wrote it." The hostess interposed. The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress. A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
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Chapter VIII
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"Yes,"
he
said.
"I
wrote
it."
The
hostess
interposed.
The
chiton
was
borne
off
to
a
lady
in
Early
Victorian
dress.
A
little
grey
man,
very
erect
and
wiry,
like
a
colonel
on
the
stage,
bumped
into
Roger.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Yes,"
he
said.
Line 2
"I
wrote
it."
Line 3
The
hostess
interposed.
Line 4
The
chiton
was
borne
off
to
a
lady
in
Early
Victorian
dress.
Line 5
A
little
grey
man,
very
erect
and
wiry,
like
a
colonel
on
the
stage,
bumped
into
Roger.
Learner Dictionary
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Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.”
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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 The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
borne
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bumped
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chiton
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colonel
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dress
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Early
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erect
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grey
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he said.
hostess
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From this reading The hostess interposed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wrote it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress.
interposed
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From this reading The hostess interposed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I wrote it."
lady
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From this reading The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress.
like
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From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
man
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From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
off
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From this reading The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
Roger
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said
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From this reading "Yes," he said.
stage
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From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hostess interposed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress.
very
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From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
Victorian
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From this reading The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chiton was borne off to a lady in Early Victorian dress.
wiry
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From this reading A little grey man, very erect and wiry, like a colonel on the stage, bumped into Roger.
wrote
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From this reading "I wrote it."
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," he said.