Chapter III
"Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly. "I could use a barbecue, I guess. Beef." The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand. Nick gave the order to an attendant.
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Chapter III
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"Hungry?"
asked
Nick
unexpectedly.
"I
could
use
a
barbecue,
I
guess.
Beef."
The
car
veered
to
the
graveled
area
before
a
brightly
lit
stand.
Nick
gave
the
order
to
an
attendant.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Hungry?"
asked
Nick
unexpectedly.
Line 2
"I
could
use
a
barbecue,
I
guess.
Line 3
Beef."
Line 4
The
car
veered
to
the
graveled
area
before
a
brightly
lit
stand.
Line 5
Nick
gave
the
order
to
an
attendant.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.”
Barbecue
noun
US /barbecue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I could use a barbecue, I guess.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.”
Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I could use a barbecue, I guess.”
Order
noun
US /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nick gave the order to an attendant.”
Stand
noun
US /stand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.”
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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 "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
area
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From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
attendant
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From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
barbecue
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From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
Beef
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From this reading Beef."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
brightly
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From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
car
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From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
gave
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From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
graveled
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From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
guess
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From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
Hungry
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From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
lit
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From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
Nick
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From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick gave the order to an attendant.
stand
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From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.
unexpectedly
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From this reading "Hungry?" asked Nick unexpectedly.
use
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From this reading "I could use a barbecue, I guess.
veered
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From this reading The car veered to the graveled area before a brightly lit stand.