Chapter XVI
AFTER TAKING. Just then Brooks came in. "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you." "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly." I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.
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Chapter XVI
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AFTER
TAKING.
Just
then
Brooks
came
in.
"Mr.
Hughes,
sir,
wishes
to
speak
to
you."
"Excuse
me
one
moment--I'll
be
back
directly."
I
found
Hughes
waiting
for
me
in
my
snuggery.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AFTER
TAKING.
Line 2
Just
then
Brooks
came
in.
Line 3
"Mr.
Hughes,
sir,
wishes
to
speak
to
you."
Line 4
"Excuse
me
one
moment--I'll
be
back
directly."
Line 5
I
found
Hughes
waiting
for
me
in
my
snuggery.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
AFTER
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER TAKING.”
Directly
noun
US /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."”
Found
noun
US /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."”
Speak
noun
US /speak/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."”
Waiting
noun
US /ˈwaiting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.”
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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER TAKING.
back
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From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
Brooks
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From this reading Just then Brooks came in.
came
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From this reading Just then Brooks came in.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
Excuse
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From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.
Hughes
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From this reading "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.
I'll
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From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just then Brooks came in.
Just
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From this reading Just then Brooks came in.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
moment
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From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Excuse me one moment--I'll be back directly."
sir
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From this reading "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."
snuggery
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From this reading I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.
speak
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From this reading "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."
TAKING
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From this reading AFTER TAKING.
then
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From this reading Just then Brooks came in.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."
waiting
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From this reading I found Hughes waiting for me in my snuggery.
wishes
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From this reading "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Hughes, sir, wishes to speak to you."