Chapter XI
Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me. His eyes were staring, his eyelids twitched, his hands shook. I recognized the symptoms. "Have you got it? Have you got it with you?" he whispered, feverishly.
The Killer
Chapter XI
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Brower
entered
the
room
quickly
but
very
quietly,
and
at
once
came
to
me.
His
eyes
were
staring,
his
eyelids
twitched,
his
hands
shook.
I
recognized
the
symptoms.
"Have
you
got
it?
Have
you
got
it
with
you?"
he
whispered,
feverishly.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Brower
entered
the
room
quickly
but
very
quietly,
and
at
once
came
to
me.
Line 2
His
eyes
were
staring,
his
eyelids
twitched,
his
hands
shook.
Line 3
I
recognized
the
symptoms.
Line 4
"Have
you
got
it?
Line 5
Have
you
got
it
with
you?"
he
whispered,
feverishly.
Learner Dictionary
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Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “His eyes were staring, his eyelids twitched, his hands shook.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you got it?”
Once
noun
US /once/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
Brower
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From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
came
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entered
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From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
eyelids
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eyes
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feverishly
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got
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From this reading "Have you got it?
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His eyes were staring, his eyelids twitched, his hands shook.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you got it?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Have you got it with you?" he whispered, feverishly.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were staring, his eyelids twitched, his hands shook.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I recognized the symptoms.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have you got it?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
once
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From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
quickly
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From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
quietly
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From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
recognized
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room
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shook
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staring
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From this reading His eyes were staring, his eyelids twitched, his hands shook.
symptoms
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From this reading I recognized the symptoms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
twitched
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From this reading His eyes were staring, his eyelids twitched, his hands shook.
very
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From this reading Brower entered the room quickly but very quietly, and at once came to me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were staring, his eyelids twitched, his hands shook.
whispered
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From this reading Have you got it with you?" he whispered, feverishly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Have you got it with you?" he whispered, feverishly.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you got it?