Chapter XL
_A SETTLEMENT_. 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?' 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her. 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.' 'Sit down again.
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Chapter XL
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_A
SETTLEMENT_.
'Will
you
excuse
me,
if
I
leave
you
for
one
moment
to
go
down
into
the
kitchen?'
'What
for,'
said
Pitt,
stopping
her.
'I
want
to
see
if
Mrs.
Barker
has
anything
in
the
house
for
lunch.'
'Sit
down
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
_A
SETTLEMENT_.
Line 2
'Will
you
excuse
me,
if
I
leave
you
for
one
moment
to
go
down
into
the
kitchen?'
Line 3
'What
for,'
said
Pitt,
stopping
her.
Line 4
'I
want
to
see
if
Mrs.
Barker
has
anything
in
the
house
for
lunch.'
Line 5
'Sit
down
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Sit down again.”
Anything
pronoun
US /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading “'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'”
Has
auxiliary verb
US /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'”
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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 SETTLEMENT_.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Sit down again.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
Barker
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From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
down
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From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
excuse
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From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
go
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From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
house
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From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
kitchen
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leave
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From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
lunch
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From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
moment
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From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
Mrs
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From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
Pitt
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From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
said
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From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
see
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From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
SETTLEMENT
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From this reading _A SETTLEMENT_.
Sit
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From this reading 'Sit down again.
stopping
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From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
want
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From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'