Chapter XVIII
[As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in. HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.] JILL. [To ROLF] Come to see us turned out? ROLF.
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Chapter XVIII
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[As
he
reaches
the
door,
HILLCRIST
and
JILL
come
in.
HILLCRIST
passes
him
abstractedly
with
a
nod,
and
sits
down
beside
his
wife.]
JILL.
[To
ROLF]
Come
to
see
us
turned
out?
ROLF.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
[As
he
reaches
the
door,
HILLCRIST
and
JILL
come
in.
Line 2
HILLCRIST
passes
him
abstractedly
with
a
nod,
and
sits
down
beside
his
wife.]
Line 3
JILL.
Line 4
[To
ROLF]
Come
to
see
us
turned
out?
Line 5
ROLF.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Beside
preposition
US /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.”
All words in this reading · 27
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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 HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
abstractedly
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From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
door
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From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
down
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From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
HILLCRIST
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From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
JILL
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From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
nod
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From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
out
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From this reading [To ROLF] Come to see us turned out?
passes
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From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
reaches
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From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
ROLF
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From this reading [To ROLF] Come to see us turned out?
see
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sits
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From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [As he reaches the door, HILLCRIST and JILL come in.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [To ROLF] Come to see us turned out?
turned
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From this reading [To ROLF] Come to see us turned out?
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
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wife
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From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HILLCRIST passes him abstractedly with a nod, and sits down beside his wife.]