Chapter XIV
A DIFFERENT HANDWRITING. Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room. A fire was burning in the grate. At the window there was a rattle of sleet. He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
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Chapter XIV
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A
DIFFERENT
HANDWRITING.
Henry
bade
Witherspoon
good
night
and
went
to
his
room.
A
fire
was
burning
in
the
grate.
At
the
window
there
was
a
rattle
of
sleet.
He
lighted
his
old
briar-root
pipe
and
sat
down.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
DIFFERENT
HANDWRITING.
Line 2
Henry
bade
Witherspoon
good
night
and
went
to
his
room.
Line 3
A
fire
was
burning
in
the
grate.
Line 4
At
the
window
there
was
a
rattle
of
sleet.
Line 5
He
lighted
his
old
briar-root
pipe
and
sat
down.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
DIFFERENT
noun
US /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A DIFFERENT HANDWRITING.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.”
Pipe
noun
US /pipe/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.”
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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 A DIFFERENT HANDWRITING.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the window there was a rattle of sleet.
bade
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From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
briar-root
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From this reading He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
burning
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From this reading A fire was burning in the grate.
DIFFERENTnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A DIFFERENT HANDWRITING.
down
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From this reading He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
fire
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From this reading A fire was burning in the grate.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
grate
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From this reading A fire was burning in the grate.
HANDWRITING
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From this reading A DIFFERENT HANDWRITING.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
Henry
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From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fire was burning in the grate.
lighted
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From this reading He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
night
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From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the window there was a rattle of sleet.
old
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From this reading He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
pipe
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From this reading He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
rattle
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From this reading At the window there was a rattle of sleet.
room
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From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
sat
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From this reading He lighted his old briar-root pipe and sat down.
sleet
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From this reading At the window there was a rattle of sleet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A fire was burning in the grate.
there
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From this reading At the window there was a rattle of sleet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fire was burning in the grate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.
window
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From this reading At the window there was a rattle of sleet.
Witherspoon
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From this reading Henry bade Witherspoon good night and went to his room.