Chapter VII
LOOKING OUT. HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home. Jack looked uneasy and out of spirits. I could see that at a glance. Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
Won at last
Chapter VII
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LOOKING
OUT.
HALF-PAST
ten
o’clock
struck,
and
our
absent
ones
at
last
came
home.
Jack
looked
uneasy
and
out
of
spirits.
I
could
see
that
at
a
glance.
Cress
was
in
high
glee,
laughing
and
talking
with
Maimie.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LOOKING
OUT.
Line 2
HALF-PAST
ten
o’clock
struck,
and
our
absent
ones
at
last
came
home.
Line 3
Jack
looked
uneasy
and
out
of
spirits.
Line 4
I
could
see
that
at
a
glance.
Line 5
Cress
was
in
high
glee,
laughing
and
talking
with
Maimie.
Learner Dictionary
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Could
modal verb
US /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could see that at a glance.”
Glee
noun
US /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading “Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack looked uneasy and out of spirits.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.”
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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 I could see that at a glance.
absent
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From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
came
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From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could see that at a glance.
Cress
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From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
glance
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From this reading I could see that at a glance.
gleenounUS /ɡliː/
great delight or happiness
From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
HALF-PAST
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From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
high
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From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
home
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From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could see that at a glance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
Jack
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From this reading Jack looked uneasy and out of spirits.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
laughing
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From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack looked uneasy and out of spirits.
LOOKING
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From this reading LOOKING OUT.
Maimie
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From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
o'clock
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From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack looked uneasy and out of spirits.
ones
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From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
OUT
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From this reading LOOKING OUT.
see
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From this reading I could see that at a glance.
spirits
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From this reading Jack looked uneasy and out of spirits.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
talking
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From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
ten
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From this reading HALF-PAST ten o’clock struck, and our absent ones at last came home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could see that at a glance.
uneasy
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From this reading Jack looked uneasy and out of spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cress was in high glee, laughing and talking with Maimie.