Chapter XXIV
Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall. Jackson appeared. “Has Bibbs got home from work?” “Mist' Bibbs? No, suh.”
The Turmoil: A Novel
Chapter XXIV
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Sheridan
waited
until
he
heard
the
sound
of
the
outer
door
closing;
then
he
rose
and
pushed
a
tiny
disk
set
in
the
wall.
Jackson
appeared.
“Has
Bibbs
got
home
from
work?”
“Mist'
Bibbs?
No,
suh.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Sheridan
waited
until
he
heard
the
sound
of
the
outer
door
closing;
then
he
rose
and
pushed
a
tiny
disk
set
in
the
wall.
Line 2
Jackson
appeared.
Line 3
“Has
Bibbs
got
home
from
work?”
Line 4
“Mist'
Bibbs?
Line 5
No,
suh.”
Learner Dictionary
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Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““Has Bibbs got home from work?””
Until
preposition
US /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.”
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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 Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
appeared
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From this reading Jackson appeared.
Bibbs
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From this reading “Has Bibbs got home from work?”
closing
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
disk
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
door
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Has Bibbs got home from work?”
got
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From this reading “Has Bibbs got home from work?”
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has Bibbs got home from work?”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
heard
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
home
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From this reading “Has Bibbs got home from work?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Jackson
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From this reading Jackson appeared.
Mist
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From this reading “Mist' Bibbs?
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No, suh.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
outer
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
pushed
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
rose
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
set
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
Sheridan
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
sound
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
suh
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From this reading No, suh.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
then
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
tiny
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
waited
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
wall
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From this reading Sheridan waited until he heard the sound of the outer door closing; then he rose and pushed a tiny disk set in the wall.
work
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From this reading “Has Bibbs got home from work?”