Chapter V
GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock. "Sst! Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark. "Is that you, Rosie?" "Sit down a minute, Jarge.
The Rosie World
Chapter V
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GEORGE
RILEY
ON
MUCKERS
Rosie
had
not
long
to
wait,
as
George's
run
ended
at
nine
o'clock.
"Sst!
Jarge!"
she
called
softly
as
he
bounded
up
the
steps
and
would
have
passed
her
in
the
dark.
"Is
that
you,
Rosie?"
"Sit
down
a
minute,
Jarge.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
GEORGE
RILEY
ON
MUCKERS
Rosie
had
not
long
to
wait,
as
George's
run
ended
at
nine
o'clock.
Line 2
"Sst!
Line 3
Jarge!"
she
called
softly
as
he
bounded
up
the
steps
and
would
have
passed
her
in
the
dark.
Line 4
"Is
that
you,
Rosie?"
Line 5
"Sit
down
a
minute,
Jarge.
Learner Dictionary
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Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.”
Passed
noun
US /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.”
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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 "Sit down a minute, Jarge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
bounded
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From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
called
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From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
dark
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From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
down
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From this reading "Sit down a minute, Jarge.
ended
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
GEORGE
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
George's
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that you, Rosie?"
Jarge
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From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
minute
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From this reading "Sit down a minute, Jarge.
MUCKERS
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
nine
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
o'clock
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
RILEY
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
Rosie
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run
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
Sit
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From this reading "Sit down a minute, Jarge.
softly
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From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
Sst
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From this reading "Sst!
steps
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From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that you, Rosie?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
up
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From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
wait
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From this reading GEORGE RILEY ON MUCKERS Rosie had not long to wait, as George's run ended at nine o'clock.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jarge!" she called softly as he bounded up the steps and would have passed her in the dark.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that you, Rosie?"