Chapter XXVII
"LET US BE FRIENDS." "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you." "Indeed. Your suspicions are not faint as a rule. What is this?"
A Mad Love
Chapter XXVII
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"LET
US
BE
FRIENDS."
"Lance,"
said
the
sweet
voice
of
Lady
Marion,
plaintively,
"I
am
beginning
to
have
a
faint
suspicion
about
you."
"Indeed.
Your
suspicions
are
not
faint
as
a
rule.
What
is
this?"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"LET
US
BE
FRIENDS."
Line 2
"Lance,"
said
the
sweet
voice
of
Lady
Marion,
plaintively,
"I
am
beginning
to
have
a
faint
suspicion
about
you."
Line 3
"Indeed.
Line 4
Your
suspicions
are
not
faint
as
a
rule.
Line 5
What
is
this?"
/wʌt ɪz ðɪs/
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."”
Beginning
noun
US /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."”
LET
auxiliary verb
US /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"LET US BE FRIENDS."”
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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 "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your suspicions are not faint as a rule.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your suspicions are not faint as a rule.
BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "LET US BE FRIENDS."
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
faint
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
FRIENDS
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From this reading "LET US BE FRIENDS."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
Indeed
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From this reading "Indeed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is this?"
Lady
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
Lance
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
LETauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "LET US BE FRIENDS."
Marion
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your suspicions are not faint as a rule.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
plaintively
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
rule
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From this reading Your suspicions are not faint as a rule.
said
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
suspicion
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
suspicions
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From this reading Your suspicions are not faint as a rule.
sweet
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
USpronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "LET US BE FRIENDS."
voice
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From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lance," said the sweet voice of Lady Marion, plaintively, "I am beginning to have a faint suspicion about you."
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your suspicions are not faint as a rule.