Chapter XIII
An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house. "How are you?" he asked. "Sore. Wobbly." MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
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Chapter XIII
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An
Interlude
At
daybreak
Peter
Ferrara
came
to
the
house.
"How
are
you?"
he
asked.
"Sore.
Wobbly."
MacRae
had
tried
his
legs
and
found
them
wanting.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
An
Interlude
At
daybreak
Peter
Ferrara
came
to
the
house.
Line 2
"How
are
you?"
he
asked.
Line 3
"Sore.
Line 4
Wobbly."
Line 5
MacRae
had
tried
his
legs
and
found
them
wanting.
Learner Dictionary
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Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How are you?" he asked.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.”
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AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
came
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From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
daybreak
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From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
Ferrara
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From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
house
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How
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From this reading "How are you?" he asked.
Interlude
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legs
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MacRae
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From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
Peter
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Sore
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From this reading "Sore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Interlude At daybreak Peter Ferrara came to the house.
tried
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From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
wanting
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From this reading MacRae had tried his legs and found them wanting.
Wobbly
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From this reading Wobbly."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you?" he asked.