Chapter XXVII
“We must go, Aylward,” said Simon. “In another hour the dawn will have broken. In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen. Come, man, and at once!” But Aylward was at the woman’s side.
Sir Nigel
Chapter XXVII
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“We
must
go,
Aylward,”
said
Simon.
“In
another
hour
the
dawn
will
have
broken.
In
daytime
a
rat
could
not
cross
this
island
and
pass
unseen.
Come,
man,
and
at
once!”
But
Aylward
was
at
the
woman’s
side.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“We
must
go,
Aylward,”
said
Simon.
Line 2
“In
another
hour
the
dawn
will
have
broken.
Line 3
In
daytime
a
rat
could
not
cross
this
island
and
pass
unseen.
Line 4
Come,
man,
and
at
once!”
Line 5
But
Aylward
was
at
the
woman’s
side.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““In another hour the dawn will have broken.”
Broken
noun
US /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In another hour the dawn will have broken.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, man, and at once!””
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““In another hour the dawn will have broken.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““We must go, Aylward,” said Simon.”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, man, and at once!””
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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 In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come, man, and at once!”
Aylward
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From this reading “We must go, Aylward,” said Simon.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Aylward was at the woman’s side.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come, man, and at once!”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
cross
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From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
dawn
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From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
daytime
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From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
go
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From this reading “We must go, Aylward,” said Simon.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
hour
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From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
island
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From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
man
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From this reading Come, man, and at once!”
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must go, Aylward,” said Simon.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
once
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From this reading Come, man, and at once!”
pass
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From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
rat
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From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
said
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From this reading “We must go, Aylward,” said Simon.
side
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From this reading But Aylward was at the woman’s side.
Simon
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From this reading “We must go, Aylward,” said Simon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
unseen
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From this reading In daytime a rat could not cross this island and pass unseen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Aylward was at the woman’s side.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must go, Aylward,” said Simon.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “In another hour the dawn will have broken.
woman's
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From this reading But Aylward was at the woman’s side.