Chapter IV
JUDITH. Yes, you did. You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers! Oh, what do they— RICHARD. (_listening_).
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Chapter IV
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JUDITH.
Yes,
you
did.
You
said
that
if
anybody
came
in
they
would
take
us
for
man
and—
(_she
stops,
terror-stricken,
as
a
squad
of
soldiers
tramps
past
the
window_)
The
English
soldiers!
Oh,
what
do
they—
RICHARD.
(_listening_).
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
JUDITH.
Line 2
Yes,
you
did.
Line 3
You
said
that
if
anybody
came
in
they
would
take
us
for
man
and—
(_she
stops,
terror-stricken,
as
a
squad
of
soldiers
tramps
past
the
window_)
The
English
soldiers!
Line 4
Oh,
what
do
they—
RICHARD.
Line 5
(_listening_).
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Anybody
pronoun
US /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading “You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!”
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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 You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
came
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yes, you did.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh, what do they— RICHARD.
English
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
JUDITH
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From this reading JUDITH.
listening
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From this reading (_listening_).
man
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
Oh
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From this reading Oh, what do they— RICHARD.
past
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
RICHARD
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From this reading Oh, what do they— RICHARD.
said
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
soldiers
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
squad
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
stops
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
terror-stricken
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
tramps
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh, what do they— RICHARD.
window
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From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You said that if anybody came in they would take us for man and— (_she stops, terror-stricken, as a squad of soldiers tramps past the window_) The English soldiers!
Yes
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From this reading Yes, you did.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, you did.