Chapter XXVI
Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat. As he did so, he asked in a low voice: “Got a gun, Captain?” “Never carry one, Stevens. It is a bad habit to get into.”
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Chapter XXVI
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Johnny
was
the
first
of
the
guests
to
arrive,
and
Stevens
helped
him
to
take
off
his
raincoat.
As
he
did
so,
he
asked
in
a
low
voice:
“Got
a
gun,
Captain?”
“Never
carry
one,
Stevens.
It
is
a
bad
habit
to
get
into.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Johnny
was
the
first
of
the
guests
to
arrive,
and
Stevens
helped
him
to
take
off
his
raincoat.
Line 2
As
he
did
so,
he
asked
in
a
low
voice:
Line 3
“Got
a
gun,
Captain?”
Line 4
“Never
carry
one,
Stevens.
Line 5
It
is
a
bad
habit
to
get
into.”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he did so, he asked in a low voice:”
Captain
noun
US /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Got a gun, Captain?””
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Never carry one, Stevens.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Never carry one, Stevens.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.”
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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 As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
arrive
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From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
bad
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From this reading It is a bad habit to get into.”
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Got a gun, Captain?”
carry
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From this reading “Never carry one, Stevens.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
get
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From this reading It is a bad habit to get into.”
Got
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From this reading “Got a gun, Captain?”
guests
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From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
gun
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From this reading “Got a gun, Captain?”
habit
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From this reading It is a bad habit to get into.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
helped
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From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is a bad habit to get into.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a bad habit to get into.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a bad habit to get into.”
Johnny
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From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
low
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From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never carry one, Stevens.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
off
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From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Never carry one, Stevens.
raincoat
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From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
Stevens
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From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.
voice
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From this reading As he did so, he asked in a low voice:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Johnny was the first of the guests to arrive, and Stevens helped him to take off his raincoat.