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The Romantic

Chapter VII

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John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
The wounded man was not in the plantation.
As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.
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The Romantic

Chapter VII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.
Line 2
They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.
Line 3
They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.
Line 4
The wounded man was not in the plantation.
Line 5
As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.”

John noun US /john/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.”

Looked noun US /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.”

Shouted noun US /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.”

Therefore adverb US /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading “They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.”

Wounded noun US /wounded/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The wounded man was not in the plantation.”

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all

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

bad

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

carrying

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

clinging

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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

coming

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

Cross

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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

danger

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

delight

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

going

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

Hold

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

houses

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

John

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

Lokeren

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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

lookednounUS /looked/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

man

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

McClane

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

men

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

minute

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The wounded man was not in the plantation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

off

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

out

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

plantation

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

Red

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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

set

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

shoutednounUS /shouted/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

slid

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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

somewhere

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

steps

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From this reading As they looked for him the tram from Lokeren slid in, Red Cross men on the steps, clinging.

street

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

stretcher

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

taken

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

there

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

there's

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/

for that reason; as a result

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

thrill

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

tram

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

undying

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From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

up

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From this reading John shouted out, "Hold on, McClane, there's another tram coming," and set off up the street.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The wounded man was not in the plantation.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They went there, carrying their stretcher, going, going up to the last minute, in delight, in the undying thrill of the danger.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

wound

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From this reading They had taken all the men out of the houses; therefore the man with the bad wound must have been left somewhere by the plantation.

wounded

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From this reading The wounded man was not in the plantation.