Chapter XXVII
“Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly. “But any one could for a disguise. It’s as easy as...” Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.” I said, “Wasn’t he an older man?
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Chapter XXVII
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“Well,
he
did,”
Sadler
assented
slowly.
“But
any
one
could
for
a
disguise.
It’s
as
easy
as...”
Beside
me,
the
turnkey
whispered
suddenly,
“Pull
him
up;
stop
his
mouth.”
I
said,
“Wasn’t
he
an
older
man?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Well,
he
did,”
Sadler
assented
slowly.
Line 2
“But
any
one
could
for
a
disguise.
Line 3
It’s
as
easy
as...”
Line 4
Beside
me,
the
turnkey
whispered
suddenly,
“Pull
him
up;
stop
his
mouth.”
Line 5
I
said,
“Wasn’t
he
an
older
man?
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 “Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.””
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““But any one could for a disguise.”
Disguise
noun
US /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading ““But any one could for a disguise.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““But any one could for a disguise.”
Suddenly
noun
US /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.””
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly.”
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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 “But any one could for a disguise.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I said, “Wasn’t he an older man?
any
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From this reading “But any one could for a disguise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s as easy as...”
assented
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From this reading “Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But any one could for a disguise.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But any one could for a disguise.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly.
disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “But any one could for a disguise.
easy
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From this reading It’s as easy as...”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But any one could for a disguise.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, “Wasn’t he an older man?
It's
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From this reading It’s as easy as...”
man
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From this reading I said, “Wasn’t he an older man?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
mouth
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From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
older
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From this reading I said, “Wasn’t he an older man?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But any one could for a disguise.
Pull
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From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
Sadler
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From this reading “Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly.
said
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From this reading I said, “Wasn’t he an older man?
slowly
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From this reading “Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly.
stop
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From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
turnkey
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From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
up
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From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”
Wasn't
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From this reading I said, “Wasn’t he an older man?
Well
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From this reading “Well, he did,” Sadler assented slowly.
whispered
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From this reading Beside me, the turnkey whispered suddenly, “Pull him up; stop his mouth.”