Chapter XV
THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower. They talked together in their own language. "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?" "Until dawn perhaps. We can only hope for the best.
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Chapter XV
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THE
RESCUE
Lea
and
San--after
Alan
and
Lentz
left
them--kept
watch
in
the
tower.
They
talked
together
in
their
own
language.
"How
long
do
you
think,
brother,
that
they
will
be
gone?"
"Until
dawn
perhaps.
We
can
only
hope
for
the
best.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
RESCUE
Lea
and
San--after
Alan
and
Lentz
left
them--kept
watch
in
the
tower.
Line 2
They
talked
together
in
their
own
language.
Line 3
"How
long
do
you
think,
brother,
that
they
will
be
gone?"
Line 4
"Until
dawn
perhaps.
Line 5
We
can
only
hope
for
the
best.
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.”
Left
noun
US /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"”
Perhaps
noun
US /perhaps/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Until dawn perhaps.”
Think
noun
US /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"”
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Until dawn perhaps.”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
Alan
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"
best
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From this reading We can only hope for the best.
brother
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From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can only hope for the best.
dawn
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From this reading "Until dawn perhaps.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We can only hope for the best.
gone
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hope
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From this reading We can only hope for the best.
How
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
kept
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
language
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From this reading They talked together in their own language.
Lea
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
Lentz
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"
only
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own
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From this reading They talked together in their own language.
perhaps
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From this reading "Until dawn perhaps.
RESCUE
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
San
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
talked
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From this reading They talked together in their own language.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They talked together in their own language.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They talked together in their own language.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"
together
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From this reading They talked together in their own language.
tower
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "Until dawn perhaps.
watch
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From this reading THE RESCUE Lea and San--after Alan and Lentz left them--kept watch in the tower.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can only hope for the best.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How long do you think, brother, that they will be gone?"