Chapter IV
SHEFFIELD--[Sharply.] Sshh! I think I hear Curt now. [JOHN sits down abruptly. All stiffen into stony attitudes. The door is opened and CURT enters.
The First Man
Chapter IV
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SHEFFIELD--[Sharply.]
Sshh!
I
think
I
hear
Curt
now.
[JOHN
sits
down
abruptly.
All
stiffen
into
stony
attitudes.
The
door
is
opened
and
CURT
enters.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
SHEFFIELD--[Sharply.]
Sshh!
Line 2
I
think
I
hear
Curt
now.
Line 3
[JOHN
sits
down
abruptly.
Line 4
All
stiffen
into
stony
attitudes.
Line 5
The
door
is
opened
and
CURT
enters.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I hear Curt now.”
JOHN
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[JOHN sits down abruptly.”
Sharply
noun
US /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SHEFFIELD--[Sharply.] Sshh!”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I hear Curt now.”
All words in this reading · 23
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abruptly
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From this reading [JOHN sits down abruptly.
All
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From this reading All stiffen into stony attitudes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door is opened and CURT enters.
attitudes
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From this reading All stiffen into stony attitudes.
Curt
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From this reading I think I hear Curt now.
door
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From this reading The door is opened and CURT enters.
down
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From this reading [JOHN sits down abruptly.
enters
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From this reading The door is opened and CURT enters.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I hear Curt now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think I hear Curt now.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All stiffen into stony attitudes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door is opened and CURT enters.
JOHN
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From this reading [JOHN sits down abruptly.
now
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From this reading I think I hear Curt now.
opened
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From this reading The door is opened and CURT enters.
SharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SHEFFIELD--[Sharply.] Sshh!
SHEFFIELD
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--[Sharply.] Sshh!
sits
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From this reading [JOHN sits down abruptly.
Sshh
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--[Sharply.] Sshh!
stiffen
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From this reading All stiffen into stony attitudes.
stony
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From this reading All stiffen into stony attitudes.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door is opened and CURT enters.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I hear Curt now.