Chapter XII
I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs. Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room. I heard Brett go into the room next door. Mike was already in bed. He had come in with me an hour before.
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Chapter XII
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I
heard
Brett
and
Robert
Cohn
come
up
the
stairs.
Cohn
said
good
night
outside
the
door
and
went
on
up
to
his
room.
I
heard
Brett
go
into
the
room
next
door.
Mike
was
already
in
bed.
He
had
come
in
with
me
an
hour
before.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
I
heard
Brett
and
Robert
Cohn
come
up
the
stairs.
Line 2
Cohn
said
good
night
outside
the
door
and
went
on
up
to
his
room.
Line 3
I
heard
Brett
go
into
the
room
next
door.
Line 4
Mike
was
already
in
bed.
Line 5
He
had
come
in
with
me
an
hour
before.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Already
noun
US /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mike was already in bed.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He had come in with me an hour before.”
Come
noun
US /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.”
Good
noun
US /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I heard Brett go into the room next door.”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.”
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alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mike was already in bed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had come in with me an hour before.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
bed
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From this reading Mike was already in bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had come in with me an hour before.
Brett
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From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
Cohn
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From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
door
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From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
go
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From this reading I heard Brett go into the room next door.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come in with me an hour before.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come in with me an hour before.
heard
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From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
hour
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From this reading He had come in with me an hour before.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mike was already in bed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I heard Brett go into the room next door.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had come in with me an hour before.
Mike
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From this reading Mike was already in bed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I heard Brett go into the room next door.
night
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From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
Robert
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From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
room
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From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
said
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From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
stairs
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From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
up
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From this reading I heard Brett and Robert Cohn come up the stairs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mike was already in bed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cohn said good night outside the door and went on up to his room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come in with me an hour before.