Chapter III
AMY. ‘Oh.’ Some seconds elapse before she can speak again. ‘You will have some tea, won’t you?’ ALICE.
Alice Sit-By-The-Fire
Chapter III
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AMY.
‘Oh.’
Some
seconds
elapse
before
she
can
speak
again.
‘You
will
have
some
tea,
won’t
you?’
ALICE.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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AMY.
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‘Oh.’
Line 3
Some
seconds
elapse
before
she
can
speak
again.
Line 4
‘You
will
have
some
tea,
won’t
you?’
Line 5
ALICE.
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 “Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘You will have some tea, won’t you?’”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
ALICE
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From this reading ALICE.
AMY
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From this reading AMY.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
elapse
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From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘You will have some tea, won’t you?’
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh.’
seconds
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From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
Some
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From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
speak
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From this reading Some seconds elapse before she can speak again.
tea
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From this reading ‘You will have some tea, won’t you?’
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘You will have some tea, won’t you?’
won't
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From this reading ‘You will have some tea, won’t you?’
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You will have some tea, won’t you?’