Chapter I
Permit me to introduce an old friend. “I’m awaiting your explanation,” she said coldly. The boat gathered impetus. He helped the boy to his feet, and stood waiting. Eccles “Hi, matey!” he blustered.
The Black Bag
Chapter I
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Permit
me
to
introduce
an
old
friend.
“I’m
awaiting
your
explanation,”
she
said
coldly.
The
boat
gathered
impetus.
He
helped
the
boy
to
his
feet,
and
stood
waiting.
Eccles
“Hi,
matey!”
he
blustered.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Permit
me
to
introduce
an
old
friend.
Line 2
“I’m
awaiting
your
explanation,”
she
said
coldly.
Line 3
The
boat
gathered
impetus.
Line 4
He
helped
the
boy
to
his
feet,
and
stood
waiting.
Line 5
Eccles
“Hi,
matey!”
he
blustered.
Learner Dictionary
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Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He helped the boy to his feet, and stood waiting.”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He helped the boy to his feet, and stood waiting.”
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Permit me to introduce an old friend.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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awaiting
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blustered
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boat
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boy
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coldly
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Eccles
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explanation
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feet
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friend
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gathered
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HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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helped
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From this reading He helped the boy to his feet, and stood waiting.
Hi
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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I'm
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impetus
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From this reading The boat gathered impetus.
introduce
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matey
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Permit me to introduce an old friend.
old
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Permit
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m awaiting your explanation,” she said coldly.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He helped the boy to his feet, and stood waiting.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boat gathered impetus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Permit me to introduce an old friend.
waiting
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From this reading He helped the boy to his feet, and stood waiting.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m awaiting your explanation,” she said coldly.