Chapter XI
FOR AND AGAINST. Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly. Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands. "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris. "I do," replied the tall boy.
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FOR
AND
AGAINST.
Saunders
was
excited
or
he
would
not
have
spoken
so
hastily
or
so
bluntly.
Hal
grew
very
pale,
and
clenched
his
hands.
"You
say
I
entered
Mr.
Saunders'
room?"
he
demanded,
turning
to
Ferris.
"I
do,"
replied
the
tall
boy.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
FOR
AND
AGAINST.
/fɔːr ənd əˈɡenst/
Line 2
Saunders
was
excited
or
he
would
not
have
spoken
so
hastily
or
so
bluntly.
Line 3
Hal
grew
very
pale,
and
clenched
his
hands.
Line 4
"You
say
I
entered
Mr.
Saunders'
room?"
he
demanded,
turning
to
Ferris.
Line 5
"I
do,"
replied
the
tall
boy.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
AGAINST
preposition
US /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “FOR AND AGAINST.”
Excited
adjective
US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do," replied the tall boy.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.”
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AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading FOR AND AGAINST.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOR AND AGAINST.
bluntly
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From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
boy
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From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
clenched
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From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
demanded
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From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
entered
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From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
Ferris
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From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR AND AGAINST.
grew
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From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
Hal
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From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
hastily
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From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
Mr
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From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
pale
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From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
room
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From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
Saunders
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From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
say
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From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
spoken
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From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
tall
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From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do," replied the tall boy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
turning
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From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.
very
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From this reading Hal grew very pale, and clenched his hands.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Saunders was excited or he would not have spoken so hastily or so bluntly.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You say I entered Mr. Saunders' room?" he demanded, turning to Ferris.