Chapter VII
“Sure, I know the story. Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough. I’m talking to the Chief, don’t worry.” A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in. “Cold outside?” asked Evans.
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Chapter VII
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“Sure,
I
know
the
story.
Bervick’s
been
weeping
over
it
long
enough.
I’m
talking
to
the
Chief,
don’t
worry.”
A
gust
of
wet
wind
swept
through
the
wheelhouse
as
Bervick
came
back
in.
“Cold
outside?”
asked
Evans.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Sure,
I
know
the
story.
Line 2
Bervick’s
been
weeping
over
it
long
enough.
Line 3
I’m
talking
to
the
Chief,
don’t
worry.”
Line 4
A
gust
of
wet
wind
swept
through
the
wheelhouse
as
Bervick
came
back
in.
Line 5
“Cold
outside?”
asked
Evans.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Asked
noun
US /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Cold outside?” asked Evans.”
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.”
Know
noun
US /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure, I know the story.”
Long
noun
US /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.”
Outside
noun
US /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Cold outside?” asked Evans.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.”
Sure
noun
US /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Sure, I know the story.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.”
Wind
noun
US /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.”
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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 A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cold outside?” asked Evans.
back
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From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.
Bervick
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From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
Bervick's
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From this reading Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.
came
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From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
Chief
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From this reading I’m talking to the Chief, don’t worry.”
Cold
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From this reading “Cold outside?” asked Evans.
don't
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From this reading I’m talking to the Chief, don’t worry.”
enough
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From this reading Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.
Evans
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From this reading “Cold outside?” asked Evans.
gust
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From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sure, I know the story.
I'm
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From this reading I’m talking to the Chief, don’t worry.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, I know the story.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Cold outside?” asked Evans.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.
story
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From this reading “Sure, I know the story.
SurenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sure, I know the story.
swept
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From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
talking
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From this reading I’m talking to the Chief, don’t worry.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Sure, I know the story.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m talking to the Chief, don’t worry.”
weeping
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From this reading Bervick’s been weeping over it long enough.
wet
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From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
wheelhouse
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From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gust of wet wind swept through the wheelhouse as Bervick came back in.
worry
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From this reading I’m talking to the Chief, don’t worry.”