Chapter LII
WHAT NEXT? WHAT should she do with the terrible secret? She ought to inform the police. But there were two objections. First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
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Chapter LII
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WHAT
NEXT?
WHAT
should
she
do
with
the
terrible
secret?
She
ought
to
inform
the
police.
But
there
were
two
objections.
First,
the
nurse
may
have
been
mistaken
in
supposing
her
patient
to
be
dead.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
WHAT
NEXT?
/wʌt next/
Line 2
WHAT
should
she
do
with
the
terrible
secret?
/wʌt ʃʊd ʃiː duː wɪð ðə ˈterrible ˈsiː.krət/
Line 3
She
ought
to
inform
the
police.
Line 4
But
there
were
two
objections.
Line 5
First,
the
nurse
may
have
been
mistaken
in
supposing
her
patient
to
be
dead.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Been
auxiliary verb
US /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.”
Dead
noun
US /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.”
First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.”
NEXT
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WHAT NEXT?”
Ought
modal verb
US /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She ought to inform the police.”
Secret
noun
US /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?”
Supposing
verb
US /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading “First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.”
Terrible
noun
US /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?”
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were two objections.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
inform
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From this reading She ought to inform the police.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
mistaken
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From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT NEXT?
nurse
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From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
objections
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From this reading But there were two objections.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She ought to inform the police.
patient
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From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
police
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From this reading She ought to inform the police.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?
supposingverbUS /səˈpoʊzɪŋ/
assuming something is true for the purpose of discussion
From this reading First, the nurse may have been mistaken in supposing her patient to be dead.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?
there
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From this reading But there were two objections.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ought to inform the police.
two
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From this reading But there were two objections.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were two objections.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT NEXT?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT should she do with the terrible secret?