Chapter V
"Nothing. I've been reading most of the afternoon." "The Maiden Knight?" This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board. It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
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Chapter V
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"Nothing.
I've
been
reading
most
of
the
afternoon."
"The
Maiden
Knight?"
This
was
the
book
which
nearly
everybody
had
brought
on
board.
It
was
just
out,
and
had
caught
an
instant
favor,
which
swelled
later
to
a
tidal
wave.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"Nothing.
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
Line 2
I've
been
reading
most
of
the
afternoon."
Line 3
"The
Maiden
Knight?"
Line 4
This
was
the
book
which
nearly
everybody
had
brought
on
board.
Line 5
It
was
just
out,
and
had
caught
an
instant
favor,
which
swelled
later
to
a
tidal
wave.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Afternoon
noun
US /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I've been reading most of the afternoon."”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I've been reading most of the afternoon."”
Brought
noun
US /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.”
Everybody
pronoun
US /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading “This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.”
Maiden
noun, literary
US /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “"The Maiden Knight?"”
Nothing
pronoun
US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Nothing.”
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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 It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
board
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From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
book
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From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
caught
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
favor
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
I've
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From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
instant
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
just
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
Knight
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From this reading "The Maiden Knight?"
later
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
Maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading "The Maiden Knight?"
most
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From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
nearly
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From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
out
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
reading
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From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
swelled
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've been reading most of the afternoon."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
tidal
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.
wave
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From this reading It was just out, and had caught an instant favor, which swelled later to a tidal wave.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was the book which nearly everybody had brought on board.