Chapter II
All at once Halbeck caught Goatry's face in the mirror. The dark devilry faded out of his eyes. His lips moved in a whispered oath. Every way was blocked. With a sudden wild resolution he raised the pistol to his head.
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Chapter II
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All
at
once
Halbeck
caught
Goatry's
face
in
the
mirror.
The
dark
devilry
faded
out
of
his
eyes.
His
lips
moved
in
a
whispered
oath.
Every
way
was
blocked.
With
a
sudden
wild
resolution
he
raised
the
pistol
to
his
head.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
All
at
once
Halbeck
caught
Goatry's
face
in
the
mirror.
Line 2
The
dark
devilry
faded
out
of
his
eyes.
Line 3
His
lips
moved
in
a
whispered
oath.
Line 4
Every
way
was
blocked.
Line 5
With
a
sudden
wild
resolution
he
raised
the
pistol
to
his
head.
Learner Dictionary
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Every
determiner
US /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every way was blocked.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All at once Halbeck caught Goatry's face in the mirror.”
Sudden
noun
US /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With a sudden wild resolution he raised the pistol to his head.”
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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 His lips moved in a whispered oath.
All
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From this reading All at once Halbeck caught Goatry's face in the mirror.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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blocked
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caught
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dark
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devilry
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EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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eyes
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face
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faded
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Goatry's
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Halbeck
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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head
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dark devilry faded out of his eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All at once Halbeck caught Goatry's face in the mirror.
lips
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mirror
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moved
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oath
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dark devilry faded out of his eyes.
once
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out
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From this reading The dark devilry faded out of his eyes.
pistol
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raised
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resolution
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From this reading With a sudden wild resolution he raised the pistol to his head.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a sudden wild resolution he raised the pistol to his head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All at once Halbeck caught Goatry's face in the mirror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a sudden wild resolution he raised the pistol to his head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every way was blocked.
way
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From this reading Every way was blocked.
whispered
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From this reading His lips moved in a whispered oath.
wild
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From this reading With a sudden wild resolution he raised the pistol to his head.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sudden wild resolution he raised the pistol to his head.