Chapter V
WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track! Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more. He must hurry on. Ping felt there was need for haste. His master seldom pushed him as he was doing now.
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WHY
JIM
CAME
TO
THE
HUT
Joe
Calder
shot
dead
on
his
track!
Glen
had
no
time
to
waste
or
he
would
have
gone
back
to
hear
more.
He
must
hurry
on.
Ping
felt
there
was
need
for
haste.
His
master
seldom
pushed
him
as
he
was
doing
now.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WHY
JIM
CAME
TO
THE
HUT
Joe
Calder
shot
dead
on
his
track!
Line 2
Glen
had
no
time
to
waste
or
he
would
have
gone
back
to
hear
more.
Line 3
He
must
hurry
on.
Line 4
Ping
felt
there
was
need
for
haste.
Line 5
His
master
seldom
pushed
him
as
he
was
doing
now.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.”
Hear
noun
US /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.”
Must
modal verb
US /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must hurry on.”
Need
noun
US /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ping felt there was need for haste.”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.”
Track
noun
US /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!”
Waste
noun
US /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.”
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His master seldom pushed him as he was doing now.
back
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From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
Calder
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CAME
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!
doing
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felt
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ping felt there was need for haste.
Glen
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gone
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
haste
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From this reading Ping felt there was need for haste.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His master seldom pushed him as he was doing now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!
hurry
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From this reading He must hurry on.
HUT
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JIM
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Joe
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master
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more
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From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must hurry on.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ping felt there was need for haste.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
now
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
Ping
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From this reading Ping felt there was need for haste.
pushed
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seldom
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shot
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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!
there
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From this reading Ping felt there was need for haste.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ping felt there was need for haste.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.
WHY
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From this reading WHY JIM CAME TO THE HUT Joe Calder shot dead on his track!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Glen had no time to waste or he would have gone back to hear more.