Chapter II
* * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back. Pete was staring at him curiously. "How do you do that?" "Do what?" "Oh, you know what I mean."
The Best Made Plans
Chapter II
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* * * * * As
the
three
disappeared
down
the
hall,
Don
turned
back.
Pete
was
staring
at
him
curiously.
"How
do
you
do
that?"
"Do
what?"
"Oh,
you
know
what
I
mean."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
* * * * * As
the
three
disappeared
down
the
hall,
Don
turned
back.
Line 2
Pete
was
staring
at
him
curiously.
Line 3
"How
do
you
do
that?"
Line 4
"Do
what?"
/duː wʌt/
Line 5
"Oh,
you
know
what
I
mean."
Learner Dictionary
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Disappeared
noun
US /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “* * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, you know what I mean."”
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AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pete was staring at him curiously.
back
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curiously
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From this reading Pete was staring at him curiously.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading * * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you do that?"
Don
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From this reading * * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back.
down
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hall
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pete was staring at him curiously.
How
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From this reading "How do you do that?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, you know what I mean."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, you know what I mean."
mean
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From this reading "Oh, you know what I mean."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, you know what I mean."
Pete
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From this reading Pete was staring at him curiously.
staring
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From this reading Pete was staring at him curiously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How do you do that?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back.
three
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From this reading * * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back.
turned
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From this reading * * * * * As the three disappeared down the hall, Don turned back.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pete was staring at him curiously.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do what?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you do that?"