Chapter XX
When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire. Bibbs went in and stood before him. “I'm cured, father,” he said. “When do I go back to the shop? I'm ready.”
The Turmoil: A Novel
Chapter XX
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When
he
came
into
the
New
House,
a
few
minutes
later,
he
found
his
father
sitting
alone
by
the
library
fire.
Bibbs
went
in
and
stood
before
him.
“I'm
cured,
father,”
he
said.
“When
do
I
go
back
to
the
shop?
I'm
ready.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
When
he
came
into
the
New
House,
a
few
minutes
later,
he
found
his
father
sitting
alone
by
the
library
fire.
Line 2
Bibbs
went
in
and
stood
before
him.
Line 3
“I'm
cured,
father,”
he
said.
Line 4
“When
do
I
go
back
to
the
shop?
Line 5
I'm
ready.”
Learner Dictionary
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Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Bibbs went in and stood before him.”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.”
Stood
noun
US /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bibbs went in and stood before him.”
Went
noun
US /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bibbs went in and stood before him.”
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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 When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bibbs went in and stood before him.
back
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From this reading “When do I go back to the shop?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bibbs went in and stood before him.
Bibbs
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From this reading Bibbs went in and stood before him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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came
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cured
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From this reading “I'm cured, father,” he said.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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father
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few
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fire
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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go
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bibbs went in and stood before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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House
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From this reading When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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I'm
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From this reading “I'm cured, father,” he said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bibbs went in and stood before him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.
later
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library
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minutes
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New
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ready
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From this reading I'm ready.”
said
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From this reading “I'm cured, father,” he said.
shop
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sitting
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bibbs went in and stood before him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When do I go back to the shop?
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bibbs went in and stood before him.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he came into the New House, a few minutes later, he found his father sitting alone by the library fire.