Chapter XIV
“Are we—? Do you think—?” “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily. “They’ll not catch up with us this night. That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
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Chapter XIV
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“Are
we—?
Do
you
think—?”
“Oh,
no;
not
a
bit
of
danger
of
that,”
returned
Brentwick
hastily.
“They’ll
not
catch
up
with
us
this
night.
That
is
a
very
inferior
car
they
have,—so
Charles
says,
at
least;
nothing
to
compare
with
this.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Are
we—?
/ɑːr wiː/
Line 2
Do
you
think—?”
/duː juː think/
Line 3
“Oh,
no;
not
a
bit
of
danger
of
that,”
returned
Brentwick
hastily.
Line 4
“They’ll
not
catch
up
with
us
this
night.
Line 5
That
is
a
very
inferior
car
they
have,—so
Charles
says,
at
least;
nothing
to
compare
with
this.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.”
Returned
noun
US /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think—?””
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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 “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are we—?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
bit
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From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
Brentwick
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From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
car
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From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
catch
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From this reading “They’ll not catch up with us this night.
Charles
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From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
compare
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From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
danger
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From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think—?”
hastily
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From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
inferior
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From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
night
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From this reading “They’ll not catch up with us this night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
says
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From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, no; not a bit of danger of that,” returned Brentwick hastily.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
They'll
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From this reading “They’ll not catch up with us this night.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you think—?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “They’ll not catch up with us this night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
up
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From this reading “They’ll not catch up with us this night.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They’ll not catch up with us this night.
very
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From this reading That is a very inferior car they have,—so Charles says, at least; nothing to compare with this.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Are we—?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “They’ll not catch up with us this night.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you think—?”