Chapter XIX
OUT ON BAIL. "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause. "No, sir. I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces." "And you say each carried a handbag?"
The Young Bridge-Tender
Chapter XIX
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OUT
ON
BAIL.
"Did
you
get
a
look
at
the
faces
of
the
men
and
the
boy
you
say
you
saw?"
asked
the
postmaster,
after
a
pause.
"No,
sir.
I
saw
them,
but
it
was
too
dark
to
distinguish
faces."
"And
you
say
each
carried
a
handbag?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
OUT
ON
BAIL.
Line 2
"Did
you
get
a
look
at
the
faces
of
the
men
and
the
boy
you
say
you
saw?"
asked
the
postmaster,
after
a
pause.
Line 3
"No,
sir.
Line 4
I
saw
them,
but
it
was
too
dark
to
distinguish
faces."
Line 5
"And
you
say
each
carried
a
handbag?"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.”
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.”
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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 "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
BAIL
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From this reading OUT ON BAIL.
boy
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
carried
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From this reading "And you say each carried a handbag?"
dark
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From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
distinguish
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From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "And you say each carried a handbag?"
faces
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
get
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
handbag
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From this reading "And you say each carried a handbag?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
men
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OUT ON BAIL.
OUT
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From this reading OUT ON BAIL.
pause
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
postmaster
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
saw
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
say
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From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
sir
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From this reading "No, sir.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
too
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From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I saw them, but it was too dark to distinguish faces."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get a look at the faces of the men and the boy you say you saw?" asked the postmaster, after a pause.