Chapter IX
John slept very poorly that night. The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake. Marston was going to Jericho the next morning! What would he bring back? What would he have to tell upon his return?
The Man from Jericho
Chapter IX
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John
slept
very
poorly
that
night.
The
news
which
Dan
Travers
had
given
him
was
enough
to
keep
him
awake.
Marston
was
going
to
Jericho
the
next
morning!
What
would
he
bring
back?
What
would
he
have
to
tell
upon
his
return?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
John
slept
very
poorly
that
night.
Line 2
The
news
which
Dan
Travers
had
given
him
was
enough
to
keep
him
awake.
Line 3
Marston
was
going
to
Jericho
the
next
morning!
Line 4
What
would
he
bring
back?
Line 5
What
would
he
have
to
tell
upon
his
return?
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What would he have to tell upon his return?”
John
noun
US /john/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John slept very poorly that night.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marston was going to Jericho the next morning!”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marston was going to Jericho the next morning!”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would he have to tell upon his return?”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “What would he have to tell upon his return?”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would he bring back?”
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awake
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back
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bring
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Dan
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enough
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given
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going
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What would he have to tell upon his return?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What would he bring back?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What would he have to tell upon his return?
Jericho
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John
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From this reading John slept very poorly that night.
keep
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From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
Marston
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marston was going to Jericho the next morning!
news
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From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marston was going to Jericho the next morning!
night
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From this reading John slept very poorly that night.
poorly
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From this reading John slept very poorly that night.
return
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slept
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From this reading John slept very poorly that night.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would he have to tell upon his return?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John slept very poorly that night.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
Travers
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From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading What would he have to tell upon his return?
very
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From this reading John slept very poorly that night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would he bring back?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The news which Dan Travers had given him was enough to keep him awake.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would he bring back?