Chapter II
At the door, O'Neill recollected, and spoke again: "Oh, say, V.V.! Saw your gay young friend Dalhousie just now. Had a pretty nice little load of bananas too ..." V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly. Trouble gathered on his brow.
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Chapter II
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At
the
door,
O'Neill
recollected,
and
spoke
again:
"Oh,
say,
V.V.!
Saw
your
gay
young
friend
Dalhousie
just
now.
Had
a
pretty
nice
little
load
of
bananas
too ..."
V.V.
halted
dead,
his
look
changing
abruptly.
Trouble
gathered
on
his
brow.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
At
the
door,
O'Neill
recollected,
and
spoke
again:
"Oh,
say,
V.V.!
Line 2
Saw
your
gay
young
friend
Dalhousie
just
now.
Line 3
Had
a
pretty
nice
little
load
of
bananas
too ..."
Line 4
V.V.
halted
dead,
his
look
changing
abruptly.
Line 5
Trouble
gathered
on
his
brow.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the door, O'Neill recollected, and spoke again: "Oh, say, V.V.!”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Had a pretty nice little load of bananas too ..."”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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abruptly
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From this reading V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door, O'Neill recollected, and spoke again: "Oh, say, V.V.!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the door, O'Neill recollected, and spoke again: "Oh, say, V.V.!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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bananas
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brow
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changing
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From this reading V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.
Dalhousie
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deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.
door
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friend
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gathered
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gay
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Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had a pretty nice little load of bananas too ..."
halted
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From this reading V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.
just
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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load
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looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading V.V. halted dead, his look changing abruptly.
nice
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now
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O'Neill
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oh
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trouble gathered on his brow.
pretty
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recollected
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Saw
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say
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spoke
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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too
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Trouble
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V
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young
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yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Saw your gay young friend Dalhousie just now.