Chapter X
"The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said. "No! Was it, sure?" Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing. "Why, of course it was!"
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Chapter X
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"The
pretty
girl
who
is
visiting
the
Macphersons
was
the
driver,"
Thelma
said.
"No!
Was
it,
sure?"
Joe
queried,
looking
with
keen
eyes
down
the
trail,
whither
the
gray
runabout
was
gliding
like
a
bird
on
the
wing.
"Why,
of
course
it
was!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"The
pretty
girl
who
is
visiting
the
Macphersons
was
the
driver,"
Thelma
said.
Line 2
"No!
/noʊ/
Line 3
Was
it,
sure?"
/wɑːz ɪt sure/
Line 4
Joe
queried,
looking
with
keen
eyes
down
the
trail,
whither
the
gray
runabout
was
gliding
like
a
bird
on
the
wing.
Line 5
"Why,
of
course
it
was!"
Learner Dictionary
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Course
noun
US /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, of course it was!"”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was it, sure?"”
Whither
adverb
US /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.”
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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 Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
bird
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, of course it was!"
down
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
driver
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From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
eyes
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
girl
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From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
gliding
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
gray
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it, sure?"
Joe
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
keen
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
like
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
looking
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
Macphersons
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From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, of course it was!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
pretty
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From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
queried
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
runabout
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
said
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From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was it, sure?"
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
Thelma
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From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
trail
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
visiting
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From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "The pretty girl who is visiting the Macphersons was the driver," Thelma said.
Why
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From this reading "Why, of course it was!"
wing
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From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joe queried, looking with keen eyes down the trail, whither the gray runabout was gliding like a bird on the wing.