Chapter IV
The correct response was on file. "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess." It was all automatic: everything was automatic. The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed. Dodd's body did not stumble.
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The
correct
response
was
on
file.
"Drinking
a
little
too
much
last
night,
I
guess."
It
was
all
automatic:
everything
was
automatic.
The
Alberts
went
into
their
elevator,
and
Dodd
and
his
partner
followed.
Dodd's
body
did
not
stumble.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
The
correct
response
was
on
file.
Line 2
"Drinking
a
little
too
much
last
night,
I
guess."
Line 3
It
was
all
automatic:
everything
was
automatic.
Line 4
The
Alberts
went
into
their
elevator,
and
Dodd
and
his
partner
followed.
Line 5
Dodd's
body
did
not
stumble.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Body
noun
US /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dodd's body did not stumble.”
Everything
pronoun
US /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It was all automatic: everything was automatic.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.”
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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 "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
Alberts
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From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
all
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From this reading It was all automatic: everything was automatic.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
automatic
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From this reading It was all automatic: everything was automatic.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dodd's body did not stumble.
correct
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From this reading The correct response was on file.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dodd's body did not stumble.
Dodd
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From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
Dodd's
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From this reading Dodd's body did not stumble.
Drinking
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From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
elevator
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From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was all automatic: everything was automatic.
file
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From this reading The correct response was on file.
followed
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From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
guess
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From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was all automatic: everything was automatic.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
much
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From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
night
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From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dodd's body did not stumble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The correct response was on file.
partner
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From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
response
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From this reading The correct response was on file.
stumble
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From this reading Dodd's body did not stumble.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The correct response was on file.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.
too
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From this reading "Drinking a little too much last night, I guess."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The correct response was on file.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Alberts went into their elevator, and Dodd and his partner followed.