Chapter XVIII
TIMELY WARNING. Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened. “My dear Latham,” cried the artist. “Well, Milburn, how are you?” They were, at last, alone together.
A Fool in Spots
Chapter XVIII
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TIMELY
WARNING.
Robert
sat
in
his
studio,
when
presently
the
door
opened.
“My
dear
Latham,”
cried
the
artist.
“Well,
Milburn,
how
are
you?”
They
were,
at
last,
alone
together.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
TIMELY
WARNING.
Line 2
Robert
sat
in
his
studio,
when
presently
the
door
opened.
Line 3
“My
dear
Latham,”
cried
the
artist.
Line 4
“Well,
Milburn,
how
are
you?”
Line 5
They
were,
at
last,
alone
together.
Learner Dictionary
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Alone
noun
US /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were, at last, alone together.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My dear Latham,” cried the artist.”
Last
noun
US /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were, at last, alone together.”
Well
noun
US /well/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Milburn, how are you?””
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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were, at last, alone together.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, Milburn, how are you?”
artist
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From this reading “My dear Latham,” cried the artist.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were, at last, alone together.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My dear Latham,” cried the artist.
dear
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From this reading “My dear Latham,” cried the artist.
door
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From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
how
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From this reading “Well, Milburn, how are you?”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were, at last, alone together.
Latham
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Milburn
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Latham,” cried the artist.
opened
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presently
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From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
Robert
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From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
sat
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From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
studio
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From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were, at last, alone together.
TIMELY
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From this reading TIMELY WARNING.
together
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From this reading They were, at last, alone together.
WARNING
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From this reading TIMELY WARNING.
Well
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From this reading “Well, Milburn, how are you?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were, at last, alone together.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Robert sat in his studio, when presently the door opened.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Milburn, how are you?”